Recently,Jim Higgins was interviewed about a Tennessee Worker who won an Americans with Disability Act case against a state newspaper. The case involves a worker with a disability who was dinied a reasonable accomadation to perform his job. You can watch the interview here: If you have a questions about…
There seems to be a common perception that Tennessee Workmen’s Compensation cases involve only factory workers or truck drivers. Although, that is a significant portion of the cases due to the inherent dangerous nature of those jobs, there are many other types of work comp cases out there. One recent…
Almost all of my workers compensation clients ask: “What are my employment rights now that I have been injured at work?” Although the answer to this question varies from case to case, we often find protections for our client outside of the Tennessee Workers Compensation Act. The most common protections…
We all have an expectation of privacy with regard to our medical records. However, when you file a Tennessee workers compensation claim you will lose much of that privacy. Understandably, if you have a work injury the employer has a right to know the extent of the injury when resolving…
Our Supreme Court has issued an opinion that may give employees a little more time to file a Tennessee Workers Compensation Case. Specifically, the court has clarified just how long an injured Tennessee employee has to file a claim. The court ruled that the employee has one year from the…
Recently I discussed the current laws that can protect a woman’s job both during a pregnancy and after the birth of the child. In general there are three (3) key acts that can protect a pregnant employee’s job. These acts include the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), the Family Medical Leave…
The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently denied TN workers’ compensation benefits to a lineman for Fayetteville Public Utilities who was injured on the job. What is important, and disturbing, about this case is that the Supreme Court held that the worker, by removing his safety gloves, engaged in a “willful”…
Tennessee Workers Compensation cases are unique. When a Judge decides what the case is worth there are very specific factors the law requires them to consider. This factors are set out in both the case law and by statute. They include the injured worker’s age, eduction, job history, medical impairment…
Tennessee worker’s compensation claims may be difficult to prove in court if a specific procedure is not followed by the employee and their employer soon after the injury has occurred. In the past few blogs, I have looked at common mistakes made in Tennessee worker’s compensation cases. Another mistake I…
Finding a lawyer today is not always so easy. People are bombarded with commercials and advertising but how do you find a lawyer that is right for you and your case. We always suggest that before you hire a TN work comp lawyer you should perform some basic research. The…