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Achkar Law Blog
When WorkSafeBC Payments Don’t Count Toward Damages
On October 14, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision in Simms v. Alzawad, 2025 BCCA 346, upholding a trial ruling that limited an injured worker’s ability…
Achkar Law Blog
Refusing Unsafe Work in BC Explained
No worker in British Columbia should ever have to risk their health or safety while on the job. Yet unsafe work situations do happen, whether it’s faulty equipment, hazardous procedures,…
Geneva Illinois Law Blog
Understanding Temporary vs. Permanent Disability Benefits in Illinois
After a work injury in Illinois, you may qualify for different benefits depending on how long your impairment lasts and whether you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). How temporary…
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Blog
Injured Worker in PA Must Prove Nonexistence of a Job at Employer
By Glenn Neiman
Since the 1996 changes to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) took place, workers’ comp insurance carriers have had the ability to use Labor Market Surveys [LMS] (also known as…
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Blog
Injured Worker in Pennsylvania Must Give Notice of Work Injury Within 120 Days
By Glenn Neiman
Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, an injured worker has 120 days to provide notice of a work injury to his or her employer. If notice is not given within…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Maine Raises Discrimination Damages Caps and Expands Employee Protections
By By: Aimee B. Parsons, Brooke K. Haley, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Maine recently wrapped a busy 2023 legislative session that brought several significant legal changes relevant for employers. Those changes include increasing the cap on damages for violations of the Maine…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
California Supremes Set Bounds on Employer Duty to Non-Workers
By David S. Wilson and Joshua A. Rodine Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court unanimously held that while claims brought by an employee’s spouse for COVID injury are not barred by the Workers’ Compensation…
Employment Law Lookout
California Supremes Set Bounds on Employer Duty to Non-Workers
By David Wilson and Josh Rodine Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court unanimously held that while claims brought by an employee’s spouse for COVID injury are not barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act’s (WCA)…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
How An Illinois Laborer Proved They Aren’t An Independent Contractor
By Mike Helfand
One of the biggest trends in Illinois workers' compensation law over the last ten years or so has been employers trying to outsmart the system. They don't want to pay…
Workers Compensation Watch
Shooting at Omaha Target shows gap in workers comp. laws for Nebraska mental trauma injuries
By Jon Rehm
Last week the Omaha police shot and killed a potential mass shooter at a Target store in west Omaha. Employees were traumatized and at least one employee, who was interviewed…