http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 2 http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000294&title=Employee+Susceptibility+to+Occupational+Disease&source=feed Every employee brings his own idiosyncrasies to his employment. This includes pre-existing weaknesses, hypersensitivities, and other susceptibilities that could impact the employee's health. The minority rule in workers' compensation coverage is... http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000294&title=Employee+Susceptibility+to+Occupational+Disease&source=feed http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000295&title=Injured+Employee%27s+Recovery+Election&source=feed Historically, when an employee was injured in the course of his employment, but at the hands of a negligent third party, he was technically able to pursue relief through both the workers' compensation system and a third-party action. Though not... http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000295&title=Injured+Employee%27s+Recovery+Election&source=feed http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000296&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+and+Homeless+Individuals&source=feed The "homeless" status of an individual does not affect his eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Homeless individuals have the same right to apply for SSI benefits as anyone else. To obtain his benefits, a homeless... http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000296&title=Supplemental+Security+Income+and+Homeless+Individuals&source=feed http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000297&title=Farm+Labor+Exemption&source=feed Several states exempt farm labor from operation of the state's workers' compensation statute. Though a farm employer may be exempt from compulsory workers' compensation participation, he is not precluded from voluntarily electing to do so. Once... http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000297&title=Farm+Labor+Exemption&source=feed http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000298&title=Issue+of+%22Time%22+in+%22By+Accident%22+Concept&source=feed Generally, for those jurisdictions adhering to the requirement of injury "by accident" for the injury to be compensable, there is an element of time. Basically, not only must the injury be "accidental" but also the causative event must be fairly... http://www.scmitchell.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000298&title=Issue+of+%22Time%22+in+%22By+Accident%22+Concept&source=feed