Workers' Compensation

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Virginia: Unusual Height of Platform Means “Step-Down” Injury Is Compensable
Posted on 21 Nov 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

In a decision that has not been designated for publication, the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed an award of workers’ compensation benefits to a worker who injured his right knee, back, and right hip when he allegedly slipped while stepping... Read More

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (1/5/2012) - Messele III en banc
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 76 No. 12 December 2011 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE... Read More

California: Workers' Comp Case Roundup (3/6/2018)
Posted on 6 Mar 2018 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 2 Feb 2018 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE... Read More

Virginia: Injuries Sustained When Run-away Car Drove Through Employer’s Exterior Wall Are Compensable
Posted on 6 Mar 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

Injuries sustained by two office workers when a vehicle driven by the owner of their employer abruptly crashed through the exterior wall of the work premises are compensable, held a Virginia court. The employer’s workers’ compensation insurer... Read More

Employers/Insurers Who Treat Ebola as Occupational Disease Do So at Their Peril
Posted on 23 Oct 2014 by Thomas A. Robinson

Workers in any profession can show a work connection to ebola and need not prove that ebola is a risk peculiar to their job Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., the Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , is a leading... Read More

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (1/5/2012) - Messele III en banc
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 76 No. 12 December 2011 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS... Read More

Tornado Victims Injured or Killed in the Workplace: A Focus on Missouri Case Law
Posted on 30 May 2011 by Robin E. Kobayashi

The general rule stated by Professor Larson is that injury due to Acts of God arises out of the employment if the employment increases the risk of this kind of harm. It is difficult to prove increased risk in tornado cases, though. Some exceptions would... Read More