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Wisconsin Police Officer Injured Doing Pushups Wins Work Comp Claim
A police sergeant in Appleton, Wisconsin won a four-year legal battle that began in 2008 when he tore his rotator cuff while doing pushups in his basement. Mike Nofzinger’s legal battle began shortly...
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Teacher Injured While Playing Baseball with Students Loses Work Comp Suit
A workers’ compensation claim by a Canadian teacher who was injured while playing baseball with students during a lunch break was denied by the court. The Worker’s Compensation Appeal Tribunal rejected...
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Appeals Panel Cites Exception in Workers’ Compensation Reversal
A Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel recently ruled that an on-call employee was an exception to the “coming and going rule”, meaning that the employee was eligible to receive workers’...
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Kansas City Chiefs Win Big Workers’ Compensation Ruling
A federal judge has upheld a 2012 ruling that stated any Kansas City Chiefs football player that wanted to file for workers’ compensation benefits needed to file in the state of Missouri. Workers’...
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The 10 Most Common Workplace Injuries
On-the-job injuries happen in a variety of different ways, but some are more common than others. Below, we examine the ten most common injuries that lead to a workers’ compensation claim. 10....
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Work Comp Study Shows Strengths, Weaknesses of System
A new study known as the “Workers’ Perspective on Settlements and Hearings” has shed some light on how claimants view the workers’ compensation process in Minnesota. To narrow their study, researchers...
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Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act Undergoes Revision
Minnesota legislators made a revision to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act earlier this month, adding a clause that makes “mental-mental” injuries compensable. The revision specifically changes how...
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Tom Brady, Drew Brees Fight for Workers’ Comp Rights
Although the New England Patriots have been in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons this offseason, (see Aaron Hernandez) another well-known Patriot is speaking out about a legal matter of...
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Poor Sleep Habits Linked to Work-Related Accidents
You’ve probably heard that insufficient sleep has been linked to many physical ailments, such as obesity or diabetes, but did you know poor sleep has been shown to increase your likelihood of suffering...
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Work-Comp Premiums Vary Greatly Between Providers
A new study found that prices paid for common hospital outpatient surgeries vary greatly depending on who is paying for the surgery. For their study, researchers looked at data from 16 states to...
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