In every state, there is some type of workers’ compensation statute. In Massachusetts, there is the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). This law sets out the requirements for workers’ compensation in most jobs. There are other statutes that apply for certain jobs, like firefighters, and, in some cases, there are federal…
In Hillmann v. City of Chicago, a workers’ compensation case for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant had begun working for the city’s parks district in 1973. After he worked in the department for about five years, he took a different job for the city…
In Smith v. Delaware North Cos., claimant was injured on the job when she slipped on the floor while she was working as a cook at Orioles Park at Camden Yards, which is the home of the Baltimore Orioles. When she slipped and fell, she landed on her knee. Her…
In Ex Parte Lincare Inc., a supervisor and an employee were both working for the same company. In June 2016, employee submitted a letter of resignation to her supervisor. She said the reason she resigned from the company was because her supervisor had created a hostile work environment. She also…
In Cornelison v. TIG Insurance, claimant injured his back in 1996, while he was shoveling dirt at work. He underwent back surgery after his accident, but it did not help resolve his pain and medical conditions. He filed for workers’ compensation benefits, and the board determined he was permanently and…
According to a recent news feature from CBS Boston, a construction worker was severely injured when he got his foot trapped in a cement mixer in Newton, Massachusetts. Co-workers say that the injured employee was working around the machine when he slipped and his leg got trapped. This was not a cement…
Working at any construction or demolition site is dangerous work. Every year, many workers are injured and killed on construction sites from accidents that involved being crushed by falling debris or materials, being run over by large construction equipment, being injured by power equipment, and other similar accidents. When dealing…
In Velecela v. All Habitat Servs., LLC, a case from the Connecticut Supreme Court, the claimant’s husband was working for employer. His employment included repairing all terrain vehicles (ATVs). One day at work, he had an ATV on a lift when the ATV slipped off the lift without any warning. …
According to a recent news feature from Mass Live, a worker in a factory in Ware was seriously injured due to an electrical explosion. The workplace accident occurred last April, and the cause of this accident has been under investigation for the past few months. It is common for the…
Each winter, many people in Boston will head north to go skiing in Vermont and Maine. Many will drive a couple of hours north to the big ski areas in southern Vermont like Stratton, and others will drive a bit farther up to Killington, which is a larger mountain and…