Federal: Seventh Circuit Says FedEx Drivers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors. In a case construing the Kansas Wage Payment Act, but also having important implications for the workers' comp arena, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that drivers for FedEx Ground Package System are employees...read more.

Idaho: Employer Saddled With $21,000 Life Flight Bill for Employee's Cut Finger. An uninsured employer is required to pay $21,201 for Life Flight helicopter services in connection with injuries sustained by a part-time irrigator at the employer's farm...read more.

Pennsylvania: "Good Samaritan" Awarded Benefits Following Injury. An employee who attempts to render aid to another does not, by that action, abandon his or her employment...read more.

Georgia: "Fault" of Employer Can Be Considered in Plaintiff Employee's Tort Action Against Third Party. Georgia's apportionment statute requires the trier of fact to consider the "fault" of all persons or entities that have contributed to the plaintiff's alleged injury or damages, including nonparties...read more.