March 7, 2013
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in the case Hill v. Beta Steel Corp. In this case, the employee suffered a back injury while at work in 2004. He received worker’s compensation benefits until 2006, but in 2007 he died in his sleep. The employee’s widow sought death benefits under the Worker’s Compensation Act, […]
Read MoreMarch 8, 2013
If you have had a career in coal mining, you may very well be suffering from black lung disease, also known as Coalworker’s pneumoconiosis. You may have this disease even if you do not exhibit the most common symptoms, which are shortness of breath and a severe cough. If you do have black lung disease, and […]
Read MoreApril 2, 2013
Every once in a while, we hear from workers or the families of workers who have a heart attack at work or a stroke at work. The first question always is this: Is a heart attack or stroke covered under Indiana Worker’s Compensation Law? The answer is: It depends. Suppose an employee, who has a […]
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