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Nicole Cook

Jun 9, 2020
7 min

Employer Liability in the Time of COVID

By Nicole Cook This article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. As we are all too well aware, there are myriad sources of exposure to COVID-19. The workplace is one. Farms, as essential businesses, have continued to operate throughout the pandemic, and farm employers are starting to ask whether they should worry about their employees suing them claiming that they contracted COVID-19 at work. This post looks at the potential type

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Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case

Paul Goeringer

Jan 28, 2020
5 min

Maryland Court Rules Poultry Farm Manager Is Co-Employee of Integrator in Workers’ Compensation Case

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, in Uninsured Employers’ Fund v. Tyson Farms, Inc., recently agreed with the Workers’ Compensation Commission that a poultry farm manager’s occupational disease disablement arose out of his co-employment to both the poultry farm owner and the poultry company, Tyson Farms, Inc. Tyson may appeal to the Court of Appeals of Maryland, but growers an

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Paul Goeringer

Jan 7, 2020
5 min

Top Developments in Ag Law in 2019

The article is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. With 2019 about over and 2020 about to start, I want to take a minute to look back at the top legal developments impacting agriculture in 2019. A few of these legal developments may seem like repeats from my 2018 update; click here to see. Moving into 2020, new issues will emerge as continued lawsuits involving pesticides, continued implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, and possible

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When Is Worker’s Compensation Coverage Required for Agricultural Workers?

Sarah Everhart

Mar 26, 2015
3 min

When Is Worker’s Compensation Coverage Required for Agricultural Workers?

By Sarah Everhart This is the time of year when many agricultural employers add onto to their payrolls and hire additional workers. Additional workers are a sign that business is flourishing but along with more workers comes more legal requirements. One such legal requirement is that of workers’ compensation coverage. But when is workers’ compensation coverage required and who needs to be covered? Workers’ compensation is an insurance program administered by the State which p

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