NWCDN Members regularly post articles and summary judgements in workers’ compensations law in your state.
Select a state from the dropdown menu below to scroll through the state specific archives for updates and opinions on various workers’ compensation laws in your state.
Contact information for NWCDN members is also located on the state specific links in the event you have additional questions or your company is seeking a workers’ compensation lawyer in your state.
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games brought the Zika virus to the forefront of national worry. The tropical
disease can cause brain damage and birth defects to infants of mothers infected in the womb, and
new studies suggest that Zika may cause brain damage in infected adults as well. As Zika creeps its
way into the United States from the tropical climates to our south, employers and carriers will likely
be presented with claims from injured workers alleging they contracted the disease in the course and
scope of employment. These claims will likely be very fact specific and require a challenging
causation analysis showing if, when and how the claimant contracted the disease while working.