Dolphins Join the Battle against Workers’ Compensation Benefits
By Nicole Bryson, JD
A long-standing issue in the National Football League (NFL) concerns the right of injured players to claim workers’ compensation benefits in states where they played games instead of where the team is based.
Kendall Newson, a former receiver for the Miami Dolphins, suffered a career-ending knee injury in 2005 during a preseason game at Heinz Field in Pennsylvania and sought injury benefits under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation statutes.
In an effort to keep