THE ANSWER TO that question—to pay or not to pay?— regarding the avail ability of workers' compensation to those who may have contracted COVID -19 in the workplace is, well . it depends. Cases paid without contest so far have generally been those involving medical...
Fighting For You And Your Future
Month: August 2021
Attorney Alan S. Pierce writes “Safe at home….but out at the industrial accident board recreational injuries-proof and defenses”
On May 28, 1971, John Kemp, after rounding third base, collided with the catcher of the opposing team and broke his collar bone at home plate while playing for the Westinghouse Company softball team in an industrial league competing against other such company teams....
Attorney Alan S. Pierce featured in magazine with article “Lives and Labours Lost Covid-19 in the Workplace”
Unfortunately, the answer to that question insofar as the availability of workers' compensation to employees who may have contracted COVID-19 in the workplace is ... it depends. Cases involving those medical personnel on the front lines of the early days of the...
Four exceptions to the ‘exclusive remedy’ doctrine
When you are injured on the job in general you will be compensated through the state workers’ compensation system. In fact, in most cases workers’ compensation is the “exclusive remedy” available following a workplace injury. This means that in exchange for covering...