The spread of COVID-19 has obviously raised significant issues for employers throughout the world. Employers face uncertainty around what they can and should do to “A Message from I&F Regarding COVID-19 / Coronavirus”
Category: Cases & Legal Developments
I&F Prevails in IL: Rolling Chair Found Not to be an Increased Risk
Inman & Fitzgibbons secured a “no liability” Arbitration Decision following a recent trial involving an employee who fell to the floor when a chair she “I&F Prevails in IL: Rolling Chair Found Not to be an Increased Risk”
I&F Prevails where Amending Application Backfires on Petitioner
In a recent Illinois case handled by I&F, the arbitrator held that Petitioner lacked credibility and denied all benefits. Petitioner, a maintenance worker, had filed an “I&F Prevails where Amending Application Backfires on Petitioner”
IL WC Update: I&F Prevails by proving Petitioner filed his Claim after statute of limitations expired
In this case, Petitioner was injured in an accepted, but unfiled, accident in 2016 when he slipped on ice and fell while walking on the “IL WC Update: I&F Prevails by proving Petitioner filed his Claim after statute of limitations expired”
I&F to Host Seminar in IL on Recreational Marijuana’s Impact on the Workplace and Employers
On Tuesday Feb 18, 2020, Partner Colin Mills and attorney Michael Bantz from I&F’s Champaign office will be working with the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce to host a “I&F to Host Seminar in IL on Recreational Marijuana’s Impact on the Workplace and Employers”
IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable
In 2019, the Third District Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 Decision in Gaytan v. The Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2019 IL App (3d) 180141WC-U, in “IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable”
Indiana WC Update: Impact of the ODG Drug Formulary
We are now a year removed from Indiana’s adoption of the (the “Formulary”) and its overall impact on worker’s compensation claims remains somewhat uncertain. This “Indiana WC Update: Impact of the ODG Drug Formulary”
Wisconsin WC Update – First responders will likely soon have an easier road to receiving benefits for PTSD
Current law makes it difficult for first responders in Wisconsin to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD because benefits for PTSD are awarded only when “Wisconsin WC Update – First responders will likely soon have an easier road to receiving benefits for PTSD”
IL WC Update: I&F’s Allison Mecher Discusses Parking Lot Accidents
I&F’s Allison Mecher brings a timely Winter update with a discussion of parking lot slip and fall accidents.
Michigan WC Update: Fringe Benefits and Average Weekly Wage – How does it all add up?
Calculating the average weekly wage (AWW) to determine wage loss benefits is a routine, but critical part of the worker’s compensation case analysis. While the “Michigan WC Update: Fringe Benefits and Average Weekly Wage – How does it all add up?”