In a rather instructive decision, a claimant was unable to prove that he was entitled to the receipt of benefits under the Worker’s Compensation Act, because the claimant could not establish that he fit within the Act’s definition of an employee. See Evidence doesn’t...
When I write a blog about a particular case, I generally keep an eye out for updates and developments in the litigation, just to see if something substantive changes in the law or even if the general direction of decisions has shifted on appeal. I initially thought...
In yet another decision that was possibly very frustrating for the injured party involved, the claimant was denied worker’s compensation benefits after suffering a fall in the doorway of the classroom at the school where she worked. See Teacher fails to score benefits...
It is truism that when you are injured at work, the remedy is to go through the Worker’s Compensation system to hold your employer accountable and to receive reparations for your injury. Like many truisms, however, this idea does not tell the whole story. While there...
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