Tag: arising out of employment

Feb 3, 2023

West Virginia Court Agrees Fainting Spell for Waitress was Work-Related

West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the state’s Board of Review that found a waitress had sustained a compensable injury when she became overheated at her...

West Virginia Court Agrees Fainting Spell for Waitress was Work-Related West Virginia Court Agrees Fainting Spell for Waitress was Work-Related
Aug 30, 2022

Employee Recovers for Idiopathic Fall Under Louisiana’s Positional Risk Doctrine

A Louisiana appellate court recently affirmed a determination by a WCJ that a pharmacy technician’s injuries resulting from a fall at her computer station after she had suffered a one-time...

Employee Recovers for Idiopathic Fall Under Louisiana’s Positional Risk Doctrine Employee Recovers for Idiopathic Fall Under Louisiana’s Positional Risk Doctrine
Aug 29, 2022

Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable

In a recent decision that outlines and clarifies several important issues related to injuries in an employer-owned or controlled parking lot, an Ohio appellate court reversed a trial court’s determination...

Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable Ohio Court Stresses Not All Employer Parking Lot Injuries are Compensable
Aug 9, 2022

Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment

An Ohio appellate court disagreed with the trial court’s conclusion that a social worker was a fixed situs employee whose injuries sustained when he slipped and fell in a restaurant...

Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment Ohio Social Worker’s Slip and Fall Injuries in Icy Restaurant Parking Lot Did Not Arise from His Employment
Jan 21, 2022

Establishing “Personal Comfort” Activity Is Only Half the Battle, says OR Court

Stressing that the focus of the personal comfort doctrine was to determine if an employee’s actions occurred during the course of the employment, the Court of Appeals of Oregon held...

Establishing “Personal Comfort” Activity Is Only Half the Battle, says OR Court Establishing “Personal Comfort” Activity Is Only Half the Battle, says OR Court