http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 3 http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000348&title=Buy-In+to+Medicaid&source=feed The Buy-in to Medicaid program is a form of work incentive that was initiated to provide Medicaid to disabled individuals who, because of the amount of their earned income, would not qualify for Medicaid. Individual states may, but are not... http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000348&title=Buy-In+to+Medicaid&source=feed http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000545&title=Resident+Employees+Who+Are+Not+On-Call&source=feed The general rule is that employees who reside on the employer's premises are protected by workers' compensation coverage if they are required to reside on the premises and are on-call twenty-four hours per day or the injury resulted from a risk... http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000545&title=Resident+Employees+Who+Are+Not+On-Call&source=feed http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000647&title=Post-Employment+Injuries&source=feed Though it would seem to be antagonistic to the principle that an injury must arise out of the employment to be compensable, some injuries that occur post-employment are still compensable. Depending on the situation, some activities occurring... http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000647&title=Post-Employment+Injuries&source=feed http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000648&title=Earning+Capacity&source=feed The extent to which an individual is "disabled" by workers' compensation standards requires an examination of the individual's earning capacity after the injury in relation to his earnings prior to being injured. Even if the individual realizes a... http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000648&title=Earning+Capacity&source=feed http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000649&title=Loss+of+Hearing+as+an+Occupational+Disease&source=feed Occupational hearing loss is a prevalent condition in workers employed in noisy environments such as factories and repair shops. Several states recognize the gradual loss of hearing as a compensable condition and such recognition has also taken... http://www.buzzlaw.com/newsletters/Workers-Compensation/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000649&title=Loss+of+Hearing+as+an+Occupational+Disease&source=feed