When injuries occur outside the State of Indiana, it may nevertheless be within jurisdiction to assert a claim under the Indiana Workers` Compensation Act if the employee resides in the State of Indiana; if there is a contract of employment (written, oral or implemented), Elkhart Sawmill Co. v, Skinner, 42 N.E. 2d 412 (ind. App. 1942); the employee performs work in the State, Finkel v. General Acci Fire & Life Assurance Corp., 231 F.2d 307 (7th Cir. 1956); or the employer`s work allowance by insurance contract in the state, Ben Wolf Truck Lines v. Bailey, 1 N.E. 2d 660 (ind. App. 1936). The law also gives you the right, as an injured worker, to consult a lawyer at any time about your worker`s compensation issues or problems. Indiana Code § 22-3-2-15 allows an injured worker or his or her relatives and an employer to enter into a full and final settlement agreement that excludes the possibility for the aggrieved worker to reopen a right to a change of state.
Over the past six months, the Indiana Worker`s Compensation Board (Board) has made a number of changes to the management of settlement agreements. All settlement agreements submitted to the Board of Directors are now reviewed by the individual members of the hearing and can be rejected and returned if the newly introduced amendments are not complied with. The worker may be entitled to a benefit in all States that could benefit from coverage. However, it is illegal for an employee to receive benefits under the Indiana Workers` Compensation Act, while the worker receives compensation for the same violation under the laws of another state. See, 8 A.L.R. 628 (voluntary payment of compensation under the law of one State as a remedy or ground for reducing the right to compensation under the law of another State. Please contact a member of the RBE Workers` Compensation team if you have any questions regarding these changes. The law prohibits an employer from dismissing an employee for filing an employee`s right to compensation. If you think you have been wrongly dismissed, you should consult a competent lawyer about the situation. Generally, under Indiana`s Workers` Compensation Act, a heart attack is not considered compensated simply by showing that it occurred during the employee`s work. An injured worker must demonstrate, from a medical and/or real point of view, that beyond the normal work routine, there was an event or stimulus that led to a heart attack.
United States Steel Corporation vs., 154 N.E.2d 111 (ind.1958); Bertoch v. NBD Corp. and U.S. Security, Inc., 813 N.E.2d 1159 (ind. 2004). The injured worker is known as the “plaintiff” in Indiana. In the event of the death of the injured worker, the “applicant” is the creditor or dependent worker who is entitled to compensation under Article IC § 22-3-3-18 and IC § 22-3-3-19. . .