Month: April 2021

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LIABILITY IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR INJURIES THAT OCCUR WHILE WORKING FROM HOME Workers’ Compensation liability exists regardless of the location of the injury provided it “arises out of and in the course of employment.” The same rules for compensability exist for at home employees as they do for employees in an office. Proving an injury occurred while in the course…

Workers’ Compensation exposure in Massachusetts for injuries from reactions to the COVID-19 Vaccine: WHEN IS A SHOT IN THE ARM A KICK IN THE PANTS? The consequences of COVID-19 forced the insurer to confront the contagion at the beginning and now the hopeful end. The initial instances of infection required an investigation into whether the “the hazard of contracting such…