The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed an award of PTD benefits to an X-ray technician who contended her migraine headaches were triggered by exposure to chemicals at a medical clinic where she... Read More
A Virginia appellate court affirmed the denial of a workers’ compensation claim filed by an employee, who spent 75 percent of her working time driving in a car provided for her by her employer, and who sustained injuries in a single-car rollover... Read More
By Rebecca A. Shafer, J.D., President, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. Michael Stack, Editor and Director of Operations, Amaxx LLC. Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D., LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations, LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Community... Read More
The 4th District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on an issue which has been pending in an unresolved fashion since the early 1990s when Labor Code § 3208.3 was amended to provide that injuries arising from lawful good faith personnel actions... Read More
How the California 4th DCA Muddies the Water in County of San Bernardino vs. WCAB (McCoy) 203 Cal. App.4th 1469 , 138 Cal. Rptr.3d 328, 77 Cal. Comp. Cases 219 (2012) By Robert G. Rassp, Esq. An employee has a pre-existing history of migraine headaches... Read More
As part of National Workplace Wellness Week, we are reprinting an article written by Sanford S. Leffingwell, M.D., MPH, FACOEM that was published on the Workers' Comp Kit Blog . Migraine headaches are very common and can lead to injuries... Read More