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New York: Home Health Attendant's Short Visit to Physician's Office was not Disqualifying Deviation
Posted on 8 Feb 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

Reversing the state's Workers' Compensation Board, a New York appellate court said the Board's decision that a live-in home health attendant--who provided comprehensive care to one client, 24 hours a day, seven days per week--was engaged in... Read More

Tags: deviation , personal motive , deviation from employment

Iowa: Family Argument Over Nigerian Investment Scam Turns Ugly, Injury Claim Not Compensable
Posted on 5 Sep 2014 by Larson's Spotlight

An Iowa appellate court affirmed a finding that a worker’s injuries were not accidental—and, therefore, not compensable—where evidence suggested the employer was owned by the worker’s husband and her brother, that her husband had... Read More

Tags: personal motive , iowa workers compensation

The Top 10 Bizarre Workers’ Compensation Cases for 2014
Posted on 31 Dec 2014 by Thomas A. Robinson

Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., the Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers’ compensation. For the past five or six years, I’ve shared... Read More

Tags: knife , drug addiction , operating room , family argument , psychiatric treatment , social outing , surgical procedure , drunk , murder , post-traumatic stress disorder , surgeon , undocumented worker , Gun , food store , shooting , quadriplegic , tax fraud , recreational drug use , bizarre workers' comp cases , rainmaking , motorcycle accident , traveling employee , Marketing , adjustment disorder , PTSD , robber , business-related networking , personal motive , dune buggy , client entertainment , employer’s parking lot , murder-for-hire , physical violence , robbery , inpatient care , attendant care , physician's assistant , heart attack

Sexual Assault by Co-Worker Not Injury AOE/COE: Cal. Comp. Cases June Advanced Postings (6/25/2014)
Posted on 25 Jun 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here are the fourth batch of advanced postings for June, and first batch of advanced postings for the July 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. ... Read More

Tags: Temporary Disability , injury aoe/coe , permanent and stationary , co-worker , California workers compensation , personal motive , utilization review , sexual assault , independent medical review