Workers’ compensation laws have been in effect in the United States for over a century providing benefits to employees injured on the job. For many years, “on the job” meant injuries that occurred at ...

Under the “going and coming” rule, an employee generally is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained during their commute. There are exceptions to this rule. In Zenith ...

A workers' compensation settlement covers several costs incurred when an employee is injured. Learn about the workers' compensation settlement process.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Slip and fall accidents remain one of the most common causes of workplace injuries, particularly during winter months when ice, snow, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On this airing of Let’s Get Legal, Jon is ...

The average cost of skilled nursing associated with workers compensation claims have steadily increased, with a new report showing a jump from $14,700 per claim in 2015 to $33,200 in 2024. The ...

Section 301(c)(1) of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act provides that there are two situations where an injury can be considered in the course of employment. The first is where an employee is ...