A Pennsylvania appellate court held that where an injured worker resigned from his modified-duty position in order that he could be a “stay-at-home” dad, in part due to his injury,...
PA Injured Worker's Decision to Become Stay-at-Home Dad Proves to be Expensive PA Injured Worker's Decision to Become Stay-at-Home Dad Proves to be ExpensiveA Virginia appellate court recently affirmed a decision by the state's Workers' Compensation Commission that denied temporary partial disability benefits to an injured employee under Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-502,...
Injured VA Employee May Not Merely Accept Lowest-Paying Post-Injury Job and Recover Difference in Earnings Injured VA Employee May Not Merely Accept Lowest-Paying Post-Injury Job and Recover Difference in EarningsObserving that the employee must must be taken as he or she was hired, that in determining an employee’s “earning power” following an injury, Delaware courts are authorized to consider...
Delaware Employer’s Inability to Rehire Undocumented Worker Following Injury is Its Worry, Not the Worker’s Delaware Employer’s Inability to Rehire Undocumented Worker Following Injury is Its Worry, Not the Worker’s