By: Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers Here is a hypothetical: a farming company decides to temporarily employ Mexican citizens to do farming and agriculture work at a heavily discounted labor rate of $11.37 per hour. The farming company paid for the H2-A visa and also provided bunk-style housing. As you could guess, this form of …
Were You Really “At Work” When You Got Injured?
Here is hypothetical #1. You are a black jack dealer, and you are about to go on one of your many 20-minute breaks throughout your shift. You ascend down the escalator to the employee dining room and your foot gives way for some unknown reason, and you fall down the stairs. You are injured, including …
The Pre-Existing Problem in Workers’ Compensation
Any person who gets injured on the job and is over the age of 30 typically will have something referenced in their medical records about degenerative conditions for body parts. In other words, naturally and overtime, body parts can become weaker or damaged due to aging. This is not uncommon. However, insurance companies love to …
Labor Department Pushes Reductions to Workers’ Comp for Fed Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor has recently proposed changes that would reduce workers’ compensation for federal employees. The proposed changes – which are creating a rift among political parties – were prompted by the concerns of some who believe that workers’ comp benefits are “too generous” and that they can discourage employees from returning to …
Consequences of Recent Workers’ Compensation Reform
Workers’ compensation is essential to providing the support and resources workers and their loved ones need following on-the-job accidents. Unfortunately, states across the country have reconstructed workers’ compensation in ways that make it increasingly difficult for injured workers to secure the full and fair compensation they need. A recently published investigative article from ProPublica and …
Shook & Stone Strongly Opposes AB 229
Shook & Stone has represented workers with their workers’ compensation claims for nearly twenty years. We remain on the lookout for dangerous legislation that threatens our clients in this area. The latest assault on workers’ rights in Nevada comes in the form of AB 229, a bill seeking to limit the rights of workers in …
Court Rules Firefighter With Brain Cancer Entitled to Compensation
The Nevada Supreme Court recently issued a decision in favor of a firefighter to receive workers’ compensation coverage in connection to brain cancer, despite arguments that his condition did not qualify for presumption that it arose during the course of or as a result of his employment. The unanimous ruling was issued on May 3rd. …
Workers’ Compensation: Not a Civil Affair
The workers’ compensation act was passed in response to perceived inefficiencies and inequities of the law in providing remedies for injuries in the workplace. Previously, an employee’s only recourse for on-the-job injuries was to sue his or her employer. The employee was required to prove that the employer was negligent and that this negligence caused …
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