Workers' Compensation

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Nevada: Are Your Benefits Calculated Correctly?
Posted on 13 Oct 2011 by Virginia Hunt

When the adjuster sends you a benefit check if you are out of work due to your work accident, she should also send you a letter telling you how she calculated your average monthly wage (AMW). The AMW is the amount used to calculate your out-of-work compensation... Read More

The Supremes Consider OCSLA
Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III

Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III, Fitzhugh & Elliott, P.C., Houston, Texas, addresses a case on the Supreme Court's upcoming docket that directly addresses concerns of the Longshore community: Valladolid v. Pacific Operations Offshore, LLP , 604 F.3d 1126... Read More

Are You Odd Enough for Me?
Posted on 16 Sep 2010 by Lex Larson

This song brings into play the “Odd Lot Doctrine,” which, as many of you already know, is a widely accepted principle of workers’ compensation law. According to this doctrine, if you are so odd that no one will give you a job, then you... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Workers’ Comp Cases: Self-Insured Gets Hit in Blind Spot With Liability for Uninsured Motorist Benefits
Posted on 15 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Uninsured Motorist, Dual Persona, Compulsory Coverage, and Misrepresentation Defense. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Student-Athletes?
Posted on 23 Sep 2011 by John Stahl

Civil Rights Expert Says Generating Billions in Revenue for NCAA and Universities Should Trigger Employee Status By John M. Stahl, Esq. An article that civil-rights historian Taylor Branch wrote for the October 2011 edition of The Atlantic magazine... Read More

Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor Takes Case to U.S. Supreme Court and Wins Battle for Offshore Oil Workers' Compensation Rights
Posted on 12 Jan 2012 by BRBS Longshore Reporter Staff

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision Regarding the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) Los Angeles, CA - The Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor is proud to announce that today, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision... Read More

Arbitrator Rules For Kansas City Chiefs: Players Must Pursue Workers’ Comp in Missouri, Not California
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Former Kansas City Chiefs football players cannot seek California workers' compensation benefits under the rationale that their cumulative injuries occurred in various cities and states. Numerous injured NFL players have filed workers' compensation... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Workers’ Comp Cases: Self-Insured Gets Hit in Blind Spot With Liability for Uninsured Motorist Benefits
Posted on 15 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Uninsured Motorist, Dual Persona, Compulsory Coverage, and Misrepresentation Defense. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

CWCI Finds Average TD Payments In California Workers’ Comp Are Up as TD Duration Increases
Posted on 24 Aug 2011 by California Workers' Compensation Institute

New CWCI data on temporary disability (TD) claim experience in California workers’ compensation since the enactment of 2004 reforms (SB 899) shows that average TD benefit payments and paid TD days have been increasing in recent years, with average... Read More

Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor Takes Case to U.S. Supreme Court and Wins Battle for Offshore Oil Workers' Compensation Rights
Posted on 12 Jan 2012 by BRBS Longshore Reporter Staff

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision Regarding the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) Los Angeles, CA - The Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor is proud to announce that today, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision... Read More

The Supremes Consider OCSLA
Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III

Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III, Fitzhugh & Elliott, P.C., Houston, Texas, addresses a case on the Supreme Court's upcoming docket that directly addresses concerns of the Longshore community: Valladolid v. Pacific Operations Offshore, LLP , 604 F.3d 1126... Read More

Nevada: Are Your Benefits Calculated Correctly?
Posted on 13 Oct 2011 by Virginia Hunt

When the adjuster sends you a benefit check if you are out of work due to your work accident, she should also send you a letter telling you how she calculated your average monthly wage (AMW). The AMW is the amount used to calculate your out-of-work compensation... Read More

Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Student-Athletes?
Posted on 23 Sep 2011 by John Stahl

Civil Rights Expert Says Generating Billions in Revenue for NCAA and Universities Should Trigger Employee Status By John M. Stahl, Esq. An article that civil-rights historian Taylor Branch wrote for the October 2011 edition of The Atlantic magazine... Read More

Are You Odd Enough for Me?
Posted on 16 Sep 2010 by Lex Larson

This song brings into play the “Odd Lot Doctrine,” which, as many of you already know, is a widely accepted principle of workers’ compensation law. According to this doctrine, if you are so odd that no one will give you a job, then you... Read More

Arbitrator Rules For Kansas City Chiefs: Players Must Pursue Workers’ Comp in Missouri, Not California
Posted on 1 Mar 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Former Kansas City Chiefs football players cannot seek California workers' compensation benefits under the rationale that their cumulative injuries occurred in various cities and states. Numerous injured NFL players have filed workers' compensation... Read More