Workers’ comp exclusivity bars consortium claim

Published: August 23, 2012

Tags: loss of consortium, workers comp, workers' compensation

Workers’ compensation exclusivity barred a claim for loss of consortium brought by the wife of an injured worker – even though state law permitted her husband’s tort claim against the employer, the California Supreme Court has ruled.

Home security system covered by workers’ comp

By: Nora Tooher
Published: April 1, 2009

Tags: security, workers comp

A home security system may be covered as a “medical device” for an employee who was traumatized by an armed robbery, a Maryland appellate court has ruled in reversing a trial court.