Workers' Compensation

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Arkansas: Office Worker’s Slip and Fall Injury Before Clocking In Found Compensable
Posted on 25 Oct 2018 by Thomas A. Robinson

Substantial evidence supported the Commission’s finding that an office worker sustained compensable injuries when she slipped on a wet marble floor as she stepped into Arkansas’ Capitol building about fifteen minutes before her work day began... Read More

Arkansas: Cement Truck Driver Fatal Injuries Crossing Road After Short Break Found Compensable
Posted on 12 Jun 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

Arkansas has one of the most restrictive rules when it comes to judging whether an injury arises out of and in the course of the employment, requiring the injury to have occurred while “employment services” are being performed. In spite of... Read More

Arkansas: Injury Sustained Seconds After Truck Driver “Signed Out” Not Covered by Comp Act
Posted on 31 Oct 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

An Arkansas appellate court has affirmed the denial of benefits to a truck driver who injured his right ankle a few seconds after he made an entry in his log book changing his status to “off-duty” and stepped out of his truck to go to the... Read More