In some states, workers’ comp won’t provide disability coverage if an employee’s injury resulted from a hazard that regularly occurs outside the workplace. That’s why in this case, defining what is and what isn’t a workplace hazard determined whether an employee received benefits. Elizabeth Wilson worked as a manager at a Dollar Tree store in …
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Bitten by Dog While on Smoke Break: Will he get Workers’ Comp?
A restaurant cook was taking a smoke break when he was bitten by a co-worker’s dog. The restaurant denied the cook’s workers’ comp claim. How did a court rule in this case? Sean Sovern worked one day a week as a line cook at the 1912 Hoover House Restaurant in Waynesboro, PA. He also had …
He did What to try to get Workers’ Comp?
Some employees will go to great lengths to fake an injury and claim workers’ comp. In this case, the worker even damaged company property in his effort. Glenn Jones of Cleveland has pleaded guilty to filing a false workers’ compensation claim, a first-degree misdemeanor. Security video shows Jones stomped on the floor to create a …
Did Boss’s Bullying Cause PTSD? Will Employee Get Workers’ Comp?
A manager told an employee he’d “shave her dog, sugar her gas tank and burn her house down.” The boss thought the employee was gossiping to his wife about an alleged improper relationship. How did all this turn into a workers’ comp case? Jo Dean Nuchols worked as a secretary for Bount County, TN, Sheriff …
Alleged affair leads to failed murder-for hire: Workers’ comp for PTSD?
This case provides a reminder that if something at work worsens an employee’s pre-existing condition, the employer may be on the hook to provide workers’ comp benefits. This includes all sorts of injuries, including mental ones. Arthur Mosley, an employee of a Hannaford Brothers Co. supermarket in New York, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …
Positive Test for Alcohol, Cocaine and Pot, But Still Got Workers Comp
An employee says while he was working on a roof, he stood up to brush off some ants when he fell through the roof, suffering serious injuries. Blood and urine tests came back positive for alcohol and illegal drugs. Why did he get workers’ comp? Norman Gideon was replacing a roof on an old house for Yost …
Failed drug test after accident, does he still get worker’s comp?
An employer refused to pay for an employee’s medical treatment after a post-accident drug screen detected two substances in his system. So why did a court recently rule that the employee should get workers’ comp benefits? In April 2012, Shannon Bordelon received a severe injury to a finger while working for Key Energy Services in …
Does Workers Comp Cover Drunken Shenanigans?
An insurance claims adjuster, traveling to assess hurricane damage, was found drunk and intoxicated on the beach. He says because he was a traveling employee, he deserves workers’ comp benefits for his injuries. Traveling employees are often eligible for workers’ comp in situations in which other employees usually aren’t (more about that later). But that …
Stoned Worker Seeks Workers Comp After Injury
A worker used an acetylene torch to cut off the top of a barrel which exploded, injuring him. When receiving medical treatment, the worker tested positive for pot. Now he wants workers’ comp. Will he get it? Employee Greg Prock was asked by his supervisor at Bull Shoals Landing to cut off the tops of …