Workers' Compensation

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Pennsylvania: “Good Samaritan” Awarded Benefits Following Injury
Posted on 10 Jul 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

An employee who attempts to render aid to another does not, by that action, abandon his or her employment, held a Pennsylvania court. Accordingly, where an employee heard a cry for help, realized that someone was in danger at the bottom of a large concrete... Read More

New Mexico: Off-Duty Police Officer’s Drowning During Rescue Effort Found Work-Related
Posted on 30 Aug 2013 by Larson's Spotlight

A police officer, outside his jurisdiction, and on a personal day trip near the Rio Grande, who drowned while undertaking the rescue of a drowning child, sustained fatal injuries arising out of and in the course of his employment, held a New Mexico appellate... Read More