Claim Closure with Brian Groesser

Claimant has a positive drug screen and is fired for violating the employer's drug-free work zone. Automatic denial, right? Maybe, but will it ultimately hold up in court? Maybe not. Intoxication is an affirmative defense in North Carolina meaning that you as the employer and carrier need to prove it. What exactly do you need to do to prove intoxication? Take a shot of this episode and find out. Download, follow and listen here:

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Employee injures his ankle playing volleyball at a company picnic. Not compensable. Employee injures her ankle dancing at the company Christmas party. Compensable. Say what? Injuries that occur during social activities hinge not on the injury, itself, but the voluntariness of the activity the injury occurred during. There are a set of guideposts to follow when receiving these fact patterns, and this episode will cover all of them. Be sure to download and follow here:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arising-out-of-the-employment-social-activities/id1660597638?i=1000603898581
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Who is an employee for purposes? Pay him on a 1099? Still could be an employee. An undocumented worker? Can still be covered. A minor? Age is just a number. This episode goes into what it means to be an employee. Download, Listen & Follow here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-is-an-employee/id1660597638?i=1000597280414