Virginia Court Construes “Heart Disease” Definition for Firefighters

NY Court of Appeals Says Hospital Shooting Arose Out of Employment

Delaware Nurse on COVID-19 Floor Loses Her Comp Claim

FL “First Responder” Presumption Aids Firefighter Who Suffered Heart Attack After Contracting COVID-19

Mississippi COVID-19 Nurse is Unsuccessful in Her Virus Claim

FL Police Officer’s “Being Held” in MD’s Office for Medicine to Take Effect is No Disablement

Ohio Supreme Court Says Deceased Employee’s Fiancée Might Have Been “Family” Member Entitled to Death Benefits

Issue Commentary: Courts Are Mixed in Deciding Compensability of COVID-19 Without Aid of Presumptions

Florida’s Special Firefighter Cancer Statute Cannot Be Applied Retroactively

Florida’s special firefighter statute, § 112.1816, Fla. Stat., which provides previously unavailable benefits—a one-time payment of $25,000, and full coverage of the firefighter’s cancer treatment—to firefighters who meet certain criteria...

NC Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Under State’s “Found Dead” Presumption

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina, construing the state’s version of the “found dead” rule, affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that awarded death benefits to the...

To Rebut Idaho’s Cancer Presumption Favoring Firefighters, Employer Must Offer Evidence that Cancer was Not Caused by Employment

The Supreme Court of Idaho, construing Idaho Code § 72-438(14)(b), which generally provides firefighters with a rebuttable presumption that certain listed cancers have a causal connection with the employment, held...

Catch 22 Prevents Florida Officer From Utilizing Presumption of Compensability

A Florida appellate court affirmed a decision by a judge of compensation claims that found a law enforcement officer was not entitled to the special presumption of compensability related to...