WCI News & Insights

WCI 2022 Conference: By The Numbers!

On behalf of the WCI team, thank you for attending the WCI 2022 Conference and participating...

A Day of Service at Give Kids the World Gives Teams New Opportunities to Connect

By Debra Livingston

You would be hard-pressed to find something which inspires more eye rolling from your employees than...

Workers’ Compensation Risk Management Award for Excellence

National Underwriter Property & Casualty

During the 2022 WCI Educational Conference, three organizations and companies received the National Underwriter Property &...

Four Questions That Can Help Achieve an Unimaginably Great PBM Implementation

Joel Playford, Vice President of Implementation, myMatrixx

Switching to a new PBM is a big decision. Frankly, the time and resources it takes...

WCI 2022 Roster of Attendees, Exhibitors, and Sponsors

2022 Roster of Attendees Download 2022 Attendee Roster 2022 Roster of Exhibitors & Sponsors Download 2022...

National Workers’ Compensation Review

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak The National Workers’ Compensation Review sessions cover a wide variety of...

Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation will be presenting its first...

CMS and the Submit Vs. Non-Submit Debate

Daniel M. Anders, Esq.
Chief Compliance Officer
Tower MSA Partners

This year started with a bang for the Medicare Set-Aside community. In January, the Centers for...

Good in everyone

Doug Clark, AVP Client Services, Sedgwick & Chair of the Spirit to Serve Committee, WCI

I believe there is good in everyone. I believe we all inherently want to make a...

One industry leader’s approach to talent management in a changing industry landscape

Scott Westman, Senior Vice President, Casualty Operations, Sedgwick

The claims industry has a talent attraction problem. Despite a treasure trove of employment opportunities in...

National Trends In Workers’ Compensation

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak The National Trends sessions in this year’s conference cover a variety...

Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) program continues to evolve, and its...

DEIB Comes into Focus at WCI, Building on 2021 Gains

Frank Ferreri

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging might not be the first things that...

N.Y. Court Approves Medical Marijuana for Worker Dealing with Pain, Opioids

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The state of medical marijuana and workers’ compensation isn’t exactly settled...

Channeling Your Inner Resilience to Foster Return to Work and Productivity

Tammy Bradly, Sr. Director, Clinical Product Marketing, Enlyte

How peak recovery mindset can make the difference in return-to-work outcomes No one is without misfortune...

Longshore And Harbor Workers Act, Jones Act, and Defense Base Act

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak A sometimes over-looked, but vital workers’ benefit delivery programs are the...

Ask The Regulators at WCI 2022

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak The WCI Educational Conference always strives to provide unique experiences and...

Reducing WCMSAs and Getting Claims Settled: Cost mitigation strategies for success

Mark Popolizio, Vice President MSP Compliance – Verisk

It is no secret that high Workers’ Compensation Medicare set-asides (WCMSAs) amounts can complicate claim settlement....

Medical Issues

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak These sessions focus on the evolving medical issues surrounding the often-litigated...

10 Ergonomic Strategies to Protect Your Aging Workforce from Injury

Ariel Jenkins, ARM, CSP, ARM-E, ARM-P

Workers over the age of 55 represent a large and essential segment of the American economy,...

WCI 2022: Recommendations From The Program Chair

Steve Rissman, WCI Program Chair

Recommendations From the Program Chair is a multi-part series from WCI’s Program Chair, Steve Rissman. This page...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Belonging (DEIB) In The Insurance Industry

Jim McConnaughhay, WCI General Chair

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak For the second year in a row, WCI’s educational conference has...

Tech Trends: The Next Wave of Technology in the P&C Insurance Industry

Nikki Jackson, CPCU, ARM, CDMS

The property and casualty insurance industry traditionally lags when adopting new technologies. Most of us joke...

Recent Reports Suggest Alarming Uptick in Healthcare Data Breaches

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to recent reports, hackers have been actively hitting healthcare the last...

Porn, Prostitution Messages, not Disability, Caused Employee’s Termination

Frank Ferreri

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Respecting the Americans with Disabilities Act does not mean ignoring the standards...

Climate Change Impacting Working Conditions, Workers’ Compensation

Liz Carey

Pasadena, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The death of a Southern California UPS driver may be a harbinger...

What Do You Think: Was Employer Justified in Reviewing Worker’s Opioid Treatment?

Frank Ferreri

Dover, DE (WorkersCompensation.com) – A big question that comes up with pain treatment, particularly treatment involving...

History of Absenteeism Causes Firefighter’s ADA Claim to Flame Out

Chris Parker

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer does not have to change a job’s essential functions to...

6 Things to Know About Active Shooter Training: WCI Session Covers Mitigation, Prevention

Frank Ferreri

Unfortunately, as current events show, active shooter events continue to affect multiple aspects of American life,...

Cyber Security: Why For Workers’ Compensation And Why Now?

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak In today’s interconnected world, the question is not “if”, but “when”...

Active Shooter: Response Options For Civilians – Lessons Learned From Recent Events

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak One of the Breakout Sessions that WCI hoped would no longer...

Inaugural Summit On First Responder / Correctional Officer Claims In Workers’ Compensation

Andrew Sabolic
Executive Director
Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI)

WCI 2022: Session Sneak Peak Inaugural Summit On First Responder / Correctional Officer Claims In Workers’...

Apparent Aversion to Work Suggests Laborer’s Ongoing Pain was Wishful Thinking

Chris Parker

Grenada, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s statements to his own doctor can sometimes reveal whether his...

New Study Suggests Patient-Physician Relationship does not Impact Pain Disparities

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Studies have shown that the patient-physician relationship is a direct factor in...

Belated Response Suggests VA Ignored Worker’s Request to Park on Site

Chris Parker

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer seeking to establish a breakdown in the interactive process better...

The PAID Act, Medicare Advantage and Payers

Daniel M. Anders, Esq.
Chief Compliance Officer
Tower MSA Partners

Whether they realize it or not, workers’ compensation, no fault, and liability payers can now access...

New Survey Shows Vast Differences in Patient, Provider Views of Telehealth

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recent studies have suggested that telehealth frequency may be directly related to a physician’s...

Congressmembers Demand App-based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety

Liz Carey

Following reports that highlight the deaths of more than 50 drivers working for app-based delivery companies,...

5 Questions for New WCI Executive Director Andrew Sabolic

In early June, the Workers’ Compensation Institute welcomed Andrew Sabolic as its news executive director. Sabolic,...

What Do You Think: Could Software Engineer Put Feet on Desk as Accommodation?

Chris Parker

Chandler, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee may seek reasonable accommodations after providing records of a medical diagnosis. But does a diagnosis alone...

N.Y. Law Curbs Principal’s Push for Benefits after Physical, Psychological Injuries

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anyone who’s been around a school lately knows that it’s not...

8th Cir.: Lower Risk of COVID Permits Dropping Mask Injunction

Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – As schools reopened during the middle of the pandemic, the rise...

Attacks on Flight Personnel Down After Mask Mandate Dropped

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) Attacks on flight attendants and other airline crew members is down following a...

Veteran Workers’ Compensation Regulator Andrew Sabolic Takes Lead at Workers’ Compensation Institute

The Workers Compensation Institute (WCI), the national non-profit leader in workers’ compensation education, announced today that...

Gig Worker Deaths Leave Families Making up for Lost Wages

Liz Carey

As many as 50 gig workers have lost their lives while working, but the businesses they...

New Report Highlights Damaging Shift In Healthcare Labor Expenses

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last year, 30 percent of hospitals were expected to report financial losses, with a...

Termination after FMLA Leave Raises Questions about Arbitration Agreement

Frank Ferreri

Somerset, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee asks for FMLA leave, any legal question that comes...

Economic Realities Suggest Pandemic Has Been ‘Manageable Event’ for WC

Nancy Grover

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The workers’ compensation system is “strong and resilient;” the reserve position is...

New Study Suggests Long Care Workers, Physicians at Greater Risk of Turnover

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the last two years, healthcare has seen a mass exodus of healthcare workers....

Supervisory Role Doesn’t Constitute Reasonable Accommodation for Laborer

Frank Ferreri

Tallmadge, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Changing the way a job is done is often the key to...

Flight Attendant Assaulted by Passenger as American Airlines Requests Two Drink Max

Liz Carey

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – FBI agents arrested a man who said his homophobia may have caused...

Questions Arise About Whether Virus from Poultry Facility Caused Cardiac Problem

Frank Ferreri

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Can a virus cause a heart condition? And can it be...

MTA, NY Police Meet over Increase in Attacks on Workers, Passengers

Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – So far this year, at least 45 Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)...

Charges Filed in Opioid Cases Involving 5.1 Million Pills, $7 Million in Reimbursement

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Appalachian region has always been fraught with woe and despair. Some studies have...

Researchers Urge Employers to Address ‘Secondary Harms’ of COVID-19

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the pros and cons of remote work continue to be debated,...

Termination after Leave, Performance Accolades Shows FMLA Retaliation

Frank Ferreri

Baltimore, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee takes FMLA leave and is terminated shortly thereafter, it...

Study Shows Younger Surgeons Get Better Ratings

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – After working in Orthopedics for twenty years, it’s not uncommon to think...

Workplace Violence Expert: Don’t Wait for Tragedy to Develop a Plan

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Most organizations spend little to no resources on violence prevention and mitigation...

Job Jumping Does Not Alleviate Burnout, Experts Advises

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees who suffer from burnout are: 2.6 times more likely to look...

Walmart Worker Fails to Connect Termination to ADA-Protected Activity

Frank Ferreri

Fort Myers, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee engages in protected activity under the Americans with Disabilities...

Questions about ‘Special Errand’ During Bike Wreck Send Workers’ Case Back

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee injured on his way to work generally won’t receive...

Australian Study Reveals What Injured Workers are Seeking

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While an injury may be work related,factors beyond work environment and clinical...

Cancer Risks Among Firefighters, Police Revealed in New Study

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Among the more controversial aspects of the workers’ compensation system is the...

Businesses Look to Paid Parental Leave Policies to Gain Competitive Advantage

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Paid parental leave (PPL) is a benefit that’s increasingly being offered by...

Asbestos: The Battle Continues

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A proposed controversial ban on asbestos is now the focus of comments...

Advanced Rehab Helps Prevent Delayed Recoveries

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Returning injured employees to work can potentially save their lives. Research conducted...

Terminating 74-year-old for Refusing Flu Shot Raises Age Discrimination Question

Frank Ferreri

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Even before the pandemic, encouraging employees to get vaccinated has long been...

Technology Helps Reduce Injuries, Deaths in Risky Industry

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Oil and gas is one of the most hazardous industries in the...

Legal Pot Shop Workers Face Added Dangers Due to Banking Issues

Liz Carey

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The latest in a string of violence toward legal pot shop employees...

New Analysis Shows Positive Drug Test Rate Highest in Two Decades

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a shortage of workers may impact the bottom of line of...

N.Y. Police Officer’s 9/11 Claims Come Up Short

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) — The officers and first responders at Ground Zero on 9/11 are...

Study Shows Increased Surgery Risk From Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers who spend much of their time lifting and carrying are at...

Lockton Looks to Survey Data to Improve Decision-Making, Change Culture

Frank Ferreri

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – What’s the best way to change a fixed mindset when it comes...

Employers Advised to Help Employees Reengage

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Uncertainty, fear and lack of control have prevailed for many people over...

What Do You Think: Was CNA’s Injury Related to Work?

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the medical field, credentials matter. And as a Pennsylvania court recently...

EEOC Dives Deep into Caregiver Discrimination in New Technical Assistance

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – With remote and hybrid work – as well as school closures and...

A Secret Weapon to Prevent Work-related Injuries and Errors: Sleep, Experts Say

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Challenger explosion; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; the Three Mile Island...

New Ranking Determines Detroit as Most Segregated Hospital Market

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The term, “care team segregation” is a phenomenon that occurs when some...

Study: Get Employees Moving to Improve Work Performance

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Promoting physical activity can reduce turnover, absenteeism and disability and improve productivity,...

Workplace Shootings Kill Five in Separate Incidents

Liz Carey

Tyler, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workplace shootings took the lives of five employees in separate incidents over...

Amazon Relocates Downtown Seattle Workers Over Safety Concerns

Liz Carey

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Online retailer Amazon will offer its workers in downtown Seattle alternative office...

Rhode Island Concrete Supplier Fined In Head Injury Fatality

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Greenville Ready Mix Concrete...

What Do You Think: Could Teacher Who Broke Up Fight Get Lump Sum Payment?

Frank Ferreri

Charlotte, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Traditionally, workers’ compensation benefits have been intended to provide payment to an...

Educators Attacked on Job

By Liz Carey

Olathe, KS (WorkersCompensation.com) – The shooting of a school resource officer and a school administrator in...

Another Retirement Age Physician Convicted of Healthcare Fraud and Drug Charges

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While most physicians in their 60’s are either retiring or heading out...

Return-to-Work Advocacy: Communication, Collaboration, & Compassion

Brandi Melton, Public Relations Specialist at ReEmployAbility, Inc.

The impact of the pandemic across the U.S. has been broad and long-lasting. Individuals everywhere are...

What Do You Think: Was Termination After Fight Due to Racism?

Frank Ferreri

Fort Morgan, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – As many parents will report, “But he started it” is rarely...

Orthopedic Study Suggest Over Prescription of Opioids for Arthroplasty Procedures

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – This year has already been hard for the Orthopedic word, with many...

Employers Find Ways to Stave off Mass Exodus

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The vast majority of employers surveyed – 70 percent – believe they...

Republicans Push Back on ‘No-fly List’ for Unruly Passengers

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A group of eight Republican senators pushed back on a request to...

Adjusting Work Intensity for Returning Heart Patients May Prevent Mental Health Conditions

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Mental health problems – not physical issues – may impede returning to...

What Do You Think: Could County Assessor Perform Job Remotely for COVID-19?

The past two years have changed how people think about work and where it gets done....

Participatory Ergonomic Interventions Save $$ for Childcare Employers, Study Hints

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers seeking a cost-effective way to reduce musculoskeletal pain among their employees...

Orthopedic Surgeon Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Around 2.7 million adults aged 55 or older are planning an earlier...

Figuring Out FMLA Leave Time Requires Some Decent Math Skills

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees covered by the federal Family Medical Leave Act are entitled to...

Filing Deadlines Ground Flight Attendant’s Shoe-Related Accommodation Claims

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker’s injuries on the job might have supported her need...

Employers Seek Answers to Confusion Surrounding Conflicting COVID-19 Laws

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an unvaccinated employee travels to New York City for a convention...

What Do You Think: Was Bullet Maker’s Lead Poisoning Accidental?

Mona, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – When is an at-work injury and accidental injury, which would allow for...

New Study Suggests Potential Factors Associated with Insomnia Progression in TBI Patients

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Many people struggle to get 7 hours or more of quality sleep. Statistics from...

Intelligence Panel: Havana Syndrome Likely ‘Pulsed Electronic Energy’ Attacks

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) — An intelligence panel looking into causes of Havana Syndrome has said that...

Worker’s Treatment, Leave Approvals Create FMLA Questions after Termination

Frank Ferreri

Hillsdale, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Due to his health issues, a meat plant worker faced challenges with...

How Employers Can Navigate the Confusing COVID-19 Rules and Exemption Requests

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com ) – A new law in Illinois opens the door for private employers...

Study Finds Potential Cause of COVID ‘Brain Fog’

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the primary focus on COVID-19 has been the effect that it...

Will Healthcare Continue to See an Increase in Cyber-Attacks?

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Due to the nature of information involved, healthcare is always at risk...

What Do You Think: Did Dispatcher Really Fall Down Stairs at Work?

Frank Ferreri

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Is it odd if a 57-year-old man who weighs 284 pounds and...

David Michaels: ‘New Paradigm of Clean Indoor Air’ Needed to Mitigate Coronavirus Spread

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers looking to bring workers back should get a carbon dioxide monitor....

Hospital Employee Fails to Detail Job, Essential Functions, Sinking Failure to Accommodate Charges

Frank Ferreri

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a period of medical leave may be...

Concerns Linger Over Vaccine Mandates, Despite Supreme Court Rulings

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The week following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions regarding coronavirus vaccine mandates...

New Survey Reflects Unprecedented Levels of Behavioral Health Issues in Gen Z

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – You might want to keep an eye on those younger employees, according...

Workers Attacked, Killed in Separate Incidents

Liz Carey

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two employees and one customer are dead after separate workplace incidents...

Flight Attendant’s Uniform Caused Respiratory Symptoms

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Flight attendant uniforms find themselves regularly at the center of workers’ compensation disputes, but...

North Carolina Physician Indicted on Reuse of Single Use Surgical Medical Devices

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Anytime a patient has a procedure done, they usually have faith in...

Supreme Court Splits Decisions on Biden Administration ETS

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Non-healthcare employers are breathing a sigh of relief over today’s Supreme Court...

Violence Against Workers Continues as Multiple Employees Stabbed in Separate Incidents

Liz Carey

Thayer, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Violence against workers while doing their jobs – whether from customers or...

Truck Driver’s ‘Rolling Over’ Comment During Treatment Sinks Claim

Frank Ferreri

Buffalo, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a truck driver for a shipping company had surgery after experiencing...

Transportation Construction Group Urges FHWA to Strengthen Safety Provisions

Liz Carey

Transportation construction advocacy groups are urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to beef up workers safety...

Employers Advised to Weigh Their Own Risk Tolerance in Face of CDC Guidelines

Nancy Grover

What Do You Think: Did Dental Center Have to Cover Hygienist’s Medical Pot?

Frank Ferreri

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – The issue of medical marijuana and workers’ compensation has been in the news in...

Moderator Claims Viewing TikTok Videos Gave Her PTSD

Liz Carey

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A moderator for the digital video platform TikTok has filed suit...

Researchers: COVID-19 Deaths In Many Industries a ‘Complex Mix’ of Work, Non-work Factors

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “Working conditions play a role in COVID-19 mortality, particularly in occupations involving...

Researchers In France Discover Yet Another Coronavirus Variant, IHU

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the U.S. has seen a recent explosion of COVID-19 cases from...

Decision-maker’s Lack of Knowledge about TV Director’s Heart Condition Curbs ADA Claim

Frank Ferreri

Columbus, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a reduction in hours that comes after an employee informs his...

NIOSH’s Howard Offers Plausible COVID-19 Scenarios and the Implications for the Future of Work

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Email blasts from corporate leaders are not the best way to persuade...

What Do You Think: Was Workplace Stress Cause of Mental Injury Leading to Suicide?

Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker’s termination led to tragedy when, shortly after receiving the...

Study: A Good Night’s Sleep Can Boost the Bottom Line

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Reduced productivity may be directly correlated with insomnia, suggests a new study....

Report Shows Arkansas Saw Largest Increase in Top Hospitals

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Delaware; Washington, D.C.; and North Dakota have no top hospitals, according to...

Connecticut Employers Face New Leave Law Next Month

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Connecticut will have a new paid leave law in effect next month....

WC Pros on de Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate: Don’t Hold Your Breath

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – New York may become the first city in the nation to implement...

Marriage of Technology, Industry Know-How Leads to ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Claims Management

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While technology can push the workers’ compensation system into the future, combining...

What Authority does HHS have to Issue Vaccination Mandate? Plenty, 11th Cir. Says

Frank Ferreri

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this week, the State of Florida came up short in its...

5 Things to Know about COVID-19 and Claim Composition

Frank Ferreri

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — With the Workers’ Compensation Institute’s 2021 conference set to kick off Dec....

Effective Vocational Rehabilitation Can Return Disabled Workers to Workforce, Cut Costs

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the overall unemployment rate fell between February 2018 and 2019, it...

Fed Court: COVID Vax Challenge Should Stay in State Court

Frank Ferreri

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – Vaccine mandates have a heavy federal law emphasis, particularly with the White...

Study Shows Astounding Increase in Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Around 20 years ago, stem cell therapy became an available treatment option...

DOJ Prioritizes Prosecution of Unruly Passengers

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice would...

Reduced Cost-sharing for Chronic Conditions Helps Employees, Employers Study Says

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers looking to reduce their healthcare spending and maintain – or even...

What Do You Think: Was Company Subject to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Landscapers?

Frank Ferreri

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – What makes a worker’s employment “regular” versus “unpredictable” for workers’ compensation purposes?...

Va. Physician Sentenced to Three Years in Opioid Case

FJ Thomas

Roanoke, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent study released from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health still shows a...

Gabapentin in WC ‘Becoming Quite a Concern’

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “A few years ago we would have taught you it’s not addictive,...

Lessons from 9/11 Shed Light on Post-Disaster Workplace Productivity

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Businesses affected by disasters understandably want to get back on track as...

More Workers Will Use Home as Office in 2022

Chriss Swaney

A recent survey conducted by Gallup of 4,034 adults found that most of full-time employees (75...

Why Workers’ Compensation Needs DEI Now

By Margaret Spence

As an industry, the number of diverse, talented people in executive leadership is dismal, our pipeline...

The Compensability of Hearing Loss Claims

Ed: This series examines workers’ compensation questions common to multiple jurisdictions and offers a multi-state perspective...

Workers’ Comp Risk Management Award for Excellence Winners

NU Property & Casualty magazine recently announced winners of the 2021 Workers’ Comp Risk Management Award...

To Be or Not To Be

By Ferman Fernandez

“First thing we do let’s kill all the lawyers.”—Henry VI, Part II, Act IV Scene 2....

Three Innovations from Other Industries We Can and Should Adopt in Workers’ Compensation

By Cliff Belliveau, Vice President of Business Intelligence, myMatrixx

In 2021, we’re seeing workplaces and workforces go through rapid change that requires adaptation and innovation...

Move from Fatigue to Fortitude to Get Through Pandemic, Speaker Advises

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “Zoom fatigue” isn’t the only phenomenon stressing out many during the pandemic....

Woman Arrested for Assaulting Southwest Airlines Employee

Liz Carey

Dallas, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 32-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday after police allege she punched...

Vaccine Workers’ Compensation Bill Clears Idaho Panel

FJ Thomas

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – Legislation to compensate employees that become sick after taking a mandated COVID-19...

Employers Advised to ‘Knock Out the Paperwork’ as Appeals Court Takes on OSHA ETS Challenges

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s now up to one of the more conservative federal appeals courts...

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Address Retaliation

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As life in the time of COVID increasingly becomes a reality that...

Preparing for the PAID Act: Implementation & Implications

Daniel M. Anders, Esq., MSCC, CMSP
Chief Compliance Officer
Tower MSA Partners

Starting December 11 of this year, payers will be able determine if Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled...

Employers Find Unique Ways to Help Improve Employees’ Mental Health

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The pandemic has raised the stress levels of just about everyone, and...

Arthrex Pays Out $16 Million To Resolve Kickback Allegations

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Global Florida-based medical device company Arthrex is no stranger to the orthopedic...

Worker’s Revealing Preexisting Conditions Supports ALJ’s Apportionment Decision

Frank Ferreri

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – An Arizona case recently illustrated how the Special Fund division may be...

Woman to be Charged for Throwing Hot Soup at Restaurant Worker

Liz Carey

Temple, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Texas woman could be facing criminal charges after a video of...

Focus on Safety + Wellness + Engaged Employees Can Reduce MSDs, Expert Says

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Ergonomic injuries among workers are expected to increase by 16 percent in...

COVID-19 and The New Reality─Prolonged COVID

By Michael Choo, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM, Paradigm Chief Medical Officer

INTRODUCTION It has been a year and a half since our nation declared the severe acute...

What Do You Think: Was Teacher’s Termination After Supernatural Experience Based on Disability?

Frank Ferreri

Marietta, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee’s religious experience prompts an employer to require her to...

American Airlines Bans Passenger After Attack on Flight Attendant

Liz Carey

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines flight was forced to make an unplanned landing in...

Domestic Abuse Delays Worker Recoveries

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Wearing a turtleneck in the middle of summer; a bruise from a...

82 Percent of Hospitals Penalized for High Readmissions

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Discharge from the hospital after an extensive surgery or injury takes a...

SDOH: What it is, Why it Matters, and How it Can Save $$$ on WC Claims

Nancy Grover

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Which has more impact on an injured worker’s recovery – medical...

Episodes of Care Has the Power to Transform Recovery

By Paradigm

As workers’ compensation moves toward treatment that empowers and engages patients, episodes of care programs can...

WC Lobbyists Look to Upcoming State, Federal Sessions

Nancy Grover

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Marijuana, air ambulance fees, and limitations on direction of care are...

Worker’s Case Must Stay in Federal Court

East St. Louis, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While workers’ compensation issues are generally matters of state law...

What Do You Think: Was Teacher’s Termination After Supernatural Experience Based on Disability?

Frank Ferreri

Marietta, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee’s religious experience prompts an employer to require her to...

American Airlines Bans Passenger After Attack on Flight Attendant

Liz Carey

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – An American Airlines flight was forced to make an unplanned landing in...

Domestic Abuse Delays Worker Recoveries

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Wearing a turtleneck in the middle of summer; a bruise from a...

What Do You Think: Could SHO Reject ‘Form’ of $2,000 Settlement as Unfair?

Frank Ferreri

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Does the word “form” in reference to a settlement agreement refer to...

Two Large Payers Impacted by Ransomware Attack at Vendor

FJ Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent report from DataBreaches, at least two large payers, Humana...

Employee Burnout is on the Rise

Chriss Swaney

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) — A combination of COVID and social distancing has made burnout a key...

EEOC Addresses Religious Vaccination Exceptions, Focusing on Info, Case-by-Case Determinations

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – With people lining up for COVID-19 vaccine boosters and employers and employees...

Companies Find Creative Approaches to Engage Employees

Nancy Grover

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Executive coffee talks, virtual water cooler meetings, focus groups, weekly health...

Spinal Surgery

Dr. Alfred Bonati, MD, Founder and Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon of The Bonati Spine Institute

This article is the opinion of the author and not intended to be or representative of...

Finding Hope at Give Kids the World Village

Gallagher Bassett

The lives of critically ill children and their families are often day to day and may...

Study Suggests Spinal Anesthesia Results in Same Outcomes as General Anesthesia

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Outcomes and cost are usually at the forefront of considerations when considering...

11th Amend. Gets in Way of Midwife’s COVID-related ADA Claims

Frank Ferreri

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – For many employers during the pandemic, the option of working remotely has...

What Do You Think: Was Egg Stacker’s Back Pain due to Work?

Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) — While repetitive lifting and carrying at work might take its toll...

Spine Surgery Material Punctures Patient’s Heart

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Since the late 1980’s, spine surgeons have used polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a lightweight acrylic...

Employer Seeks Attestations From Employees Seeking Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandate

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee with a sincerely held religious belief may be exempt from...

OIG Audit Shows 40 Percent of Providers Non-compliant in Billing

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Optimal documentation or coding for physicians isn’t a strong focus while in...

Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Rate of ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 Cases

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers trying to determine best practices to protect their workers from the...

Employees with PTSD Treatable, Experts Say

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks serves as a...

Costco Customer’s Mask Challenges Miss Mark

Frank Ferreri

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensaton.com) – For much of 2020, mask mandates were in place that required customers...

Case Lesson: Newark’s Vaccine Mandate

Frank Ferreri

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Those who read the Workers Comp Blogwire came across Jon L. Gelman’s piece recently detailing that...

Functional Capacity Evaluations: Importance of Consistency and Effort

Amy Dockter, MPT, CEAS, National Product Manager, Select Medical’s Functional Capacity Evaluation

Did you know a study by Virginia Commonwealth University identified more than 700 different methods of...

WCI Attendee Safety Memo

The final program for this year’s National Workers’ Compensation and Safety/Health Conference has now been completed,...

Restaurants Push Back on Violent Customers

Liz Carey

Erie, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some restaurants are pushing back against customer outbursts that have increasingly become...

Older Workers More Likely to Commit Workplace Shootings These Days, Expert Says

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – What’s the best way to mitigate potential workplace violence during the pandemic?...

What Do You Think: Did Grocery Clerk Show Loss of Wage-Earning Despite Pay Raise?

Frank Ferreri

Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – After a workplace injury, an employee came back to work and made...

Seriousness of COVID-19 Defeats ‘Transitory and Minor’ Defense to Disability Discrimination Charge

Frank Ferreri

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Thankfully for most employees who come down with COVID-19, the infection runs...

Pain Specialist and Fitness Guru Convicted of $100 Million Fraud

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pain management specialists have been under the Justice Department’s radar for the last couple...

WCI Gives Back to Help Pets

Leesa M. Robertson, M.Ed., ConservCare, Inc.

Dogs are considered by many to be man’s best friend. From service dogs to loyal friends,...

Study Suggests Hearing Loss Associated With Impaired Physical Function

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers over the age of 55 make up approximately 19 percent of the nation’s...

Failure to Notify Carrier Curbs N.Y. Worker’s Push for Board Review

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) — Procedural missteps stopped a New York worker’s case from being reviewed...

Healthcare Could Face More Losses

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than one third of hospitals and health systems are slated to...

Congress Members Introduce Legislation to Tackle ‘Havana Syndrome’

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – For five years, government personnel, mostly stationed abroad, have experienced strange, often...

Denial Rate of California COVID-19 Claims ‘Very Comparable’ to Rate for Non-Covid Claims

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The workers’ compensation system has been taking heat for the rate of...

Recommendations From the Program Chair

Steve Rissman

Recommendations From the Program Chair will be a multi-part series from WCI’s Program Chair, Steve Rissman. This...

Report Shows Slight Decrease in Healthcare Data Breaches

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received a total...

What Do You Think: Did Hypertension on Physical Defeat Presumption for Officer?

Frank Ferreri

Naples, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pre-employment physicals are important safety tools before someone starts work as a...

Education – Not Strong-Arming – is Best Way to Protect Workers, Businesses

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A mandate may be a great way to ensure employees get vaccinated,...

New York City Issues 1,500 Stop Work Orders After Worker Fatalities

Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – New York City’s crack-down on safety this year has resulted in...

Worker’s Parking Lot Fall Merits Compensation in Spite of Employer’s Warning

Frank Ferreri

Neptune, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) — Although an employer told employees not to park in a particular part...

Lack of Medical Evidence Leaves Knee Injury Questions Unanswered

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When cases involve apportionment, a best practice tip is to have...

Purdue Pharma Settlement Gives Sackler Family ‘Global Peace’ from Opioid Liability

Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent approval of a bankruptcy settlement in the case against...

Advice to Employers: Don’t Add to Your Employees’ Stress

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – There’s been a surge in post-traumatic stress disorder among employees lately, according...

Pandemic Creates Challenges for Online Meetings

Chriss Swaney

The trolls of the internet may be in quarantine too, but they are creating havoc for...

New Studies Indicate Virtual Meetings can be Costly

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While some studies on the virtual world have shown an increase in...

Non-adherence to WC Specialty Drug Regimen Costs Employers a Bundle, Study Finds

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Specialty drugs represent just a tiny fraction of medication spend in the...

Florida Insurance Agent Awaiting Sentencing in $4.8 Million Premium Diversion

William Rabb

Pensacola, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — A Florida insurance agent is awaiting his fate after pleading guilty to...

FAA Fines Against Unruly Passengers Reach $1 Million

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration issued its latest round...

New Analysis Suggests Workers in Florida and Texas More Likely to Burnout

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Professional burnout has been a hot topic the last year, and according...

What Do You Think: Was CCing Department on Letter to Insurer Enough to Petition for Hearing?

Frank Ferreri

Pierre, SD (WorkersCompensation.com) – If a state law allows for a petition for a hearing to...

Aging, Fattening, Weakness – and COVID Blamed for Persistent MSDs

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite ergonomic advances, better safety efforts and automation to relieve some of...

Attacks Against Healthcare Workers Under-reported Official Says

Liz Carey

Newton, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recent attacks on healthcare workers are a continuation of a much under-reported...

Education Department Battles Fla. on Masks in Schools, with CDC ‘Shield’ in Play

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Throughout the pandemic, employers concerned about the potential fallout from COVID-19 spreading...

Uncertainty after Prop 22 Court Ruling Could Lead to Comp System Changes for Gig Workers

William Rabb

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) — The move toward a freewheeling gig economy, where fewer workers are covered...

Health Care Worker Clinical Trial Suggests CBD May Be Effective At Easing Stress

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation) – The pandemic has wreaked havoc on mental health including an increase in substance abuse, especially...

FDA Approval for Pfizer COVID Vaccine May Provide Comfort, or Complications for Employers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The official approval of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doesn’t necessarily change anything for employers,...

Federal Court Again Rules for Air Ambulance Firms, but Insurers Hope Help is on the Way

William Rabb

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) — Just days after a federal court found that air ambulance companies’ sky-high...

Employee’s ADA Reasonable Accommodation Claims Slip on ‘Qualified’ Evidence

Frank Ferreri

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Part of doing a job almost always requires showing up for...

California Study Finds Food Workers at Higher Risk of Dying from COVID

Liz Carey

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s not just unruly customers that are making food service one...

Report Shows Large Increase In Minority Drug Overdoses

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows more Americans are using drugs...

MMI: The ‘Cancer’ of the WC Industry

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Work disability is not the same as a medical disability, according to...

IME Doctor Owed No Duty of Care to Injured Plumber

Frank Ferreri

Salt Lake City, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the workers’ compensation context, when an injured employee sees...

What Do You Think: Could Discharged Employee Sue under Medical Marijuana Act?

Frank Ferreri

Scranton, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) — The legal status of “medical marijuana” remains in flux, as courts and administrative...

FAA Urges Airports to Combat Unruly Passengers by Stopping Alcohol Sales

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Federal Aviation Administration is asking U.S. airports to stop selling alcohol...

Worldwide Study Suggests Blood Thinners 99% Effective In Non-Critical COVID Patients

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the majority of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are moderately ill and do not initially...

5 Valuable Reasons to Use VRI in Workers’ Comp Right Now

Claudia Rial, MBA – Vice President of Product Development, MTI America

Language and cultural understanding provided by skilled language interpreting services helps injured workers understand the why,...

Channeling Your Inner Resilience to Foster Return to Work and Productivity

How peak recovery mindset can make the difference in return-to-work outcomes No one is without misfortune...

Workers Strike as Attacks Against Employees Continue

Liz Carey

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers at a south Los Angeles McDonald’s have gone on strike...

What Do You Think: Could Wife Sue After Worker Choked on Tobacco Packets?

Frank Ferreri

Kansas City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – A worker’s death from tobacco packets blocking his airway does not...

More Employers Are Making Employees Choose Vaccination

FJ. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare industry employees, regardless of function, have been under the microscope since...

Employers Need to Focus on ‘Totality’ of Employees’ Stress To Prevent Stress-Related Problems

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An epidemic of repetitive strain injuries in Australia more than 30 years...

Failure to Send Certified Mail to Court Sinks Worker’s Attorney’s Fees Appeal

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a deadline looms for mailing something to a court, sending it...

WCI Announces 2021 Give Kids The World Village Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/06/2021 Media Contact: Kathy Shelton Call: 850-425-8156 | Email kathy@wci360.com WCI Announces 2021...

Understanding of MSAs Leads to More WC Claim Settlements

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One effect of the pandemic has been an increased interest in closing...

Flight Attendants Beg Passengers to Stop Fighting, Prepare for More Violence

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a majority of flight attendants say they’ve had to deal with...

DOJ, HHS Offer Tips for Avoiding ‘Long COVID’ Discrimination

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As vaccination rates lag, the delta variant surges, and the Centers for...

WCI Announces 2021 Give Kids The World Village Initiative

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI) has announced its annual service day and...

Telehealth Cited as Key Reason for Increase in Physician Revenue in 2020

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new survey from Medical Economics shows that physicians in private practice made around...

New Rulings Keep Churning Waters Over Use of AMA Guides

William Rabb

Just as Kansas practitioners began to think that years of controversy over impairment ratings had been...

California-Based Hospital System Settles For $38 Million

F.J. Thomas

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently one of the largest healthcare systems in the country that...

Hitting Up Favorite Hot Dog Place 2 Hours out of Way Sinks Salesperson’s Claim

Frank Ferreri

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a minor deviation to pick up a bite to eat might...

Employee Sues Pa. Resort over Captive Bear Attack

Liz Carey

Farmington, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee mauled by a captive bear at one of Pennsylvania’s Laurel...

WC Experts Say California Heat Study Creates Opportunities for Safety Improvements

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers in hotter conditions may be more prone to workplace accidents and...

Collecting, Interpreting Data is Key to Mitigating MSDs, Experts Say

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common and among the most expensive occupational...

OIG Report Highlights Massive Errors in EHR Rollout at VA Facility

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent Bloomberg report, the Justice Department had a record year investigating...

Termination, Incomplete Photographic Evidence Point to Retaliation, Obstruction

Frank Ferreri

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Giving an employee all the time off he’s entitled to might not...

Heat Driving New Rules in Northwest

Liz Carey

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Unprecedented heat in the Northwest is forcing some state agencies to put...

Universities Get Tough with COVID Vaccinations

Chriss Swaney

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) — Nearly 350 universities and colleges nationwide have mandated that students, faculty and...

Overcoming Obstacles: Reducing Barriers and Improving Outcomes in Challenging Workers’ Compensation Cases

Robyn Lewis, P.T., CEAS, Regional Director of WorkStrategies, Select Medical

Many times, a person who experiences an injury while playing sports has a faster recovery time...

OSHA Weighs in on Employers’ Vaccine Practices

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As the country looks to emerge from the pandemic, the Occupational Safety...

Reduced Drug Testing Worries Insurers

William Rabb

Pensacola, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — Between a dire need for more workers, the steady spread of legalized...

Report Shows Drastic Increase In Physicians Leaving Private Practice

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent physician employment report prepared by healthcare consulting firm Avalere for the Physicians Advocacy...

Marijuana, Referral for Certification can’t be Medically Necessary in Florida

Frank Ferreri

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Voters across the county, including those in Florida, have elected to make...

Complacency About Heat Can Kill Workers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two drivers for the same transportation company experienced symptoms of heat-related illness....

What Do You Think: Did Race Motivate Decision to Terminate Worker After Forklift Incidents?

Frank Ferreri

Birmingham, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Applying safety rules differently to members of different races can show that...

CNA’s Awkward Bending to Lift Patient Shows Work-Related Injury

Frank Ferreri

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee experiences an injury while at work, it doesn’t automatically...

Hospital Fined for Sending Workers’ Comp Injury Bills to Patient

Liz Carey

Delta, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Colorado hospital was wrong when it sent bills for treatment of...

Airline Groups Want DOJ to Quickly Prosecute ‘Unruly Passengers’

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Airlines for America, the industry group for the largest airlines in the...

Healthcare Workers On Strike Amid A Myriad Of Shortages And Other Issues

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers in the healthcare field are faced with more dilemmas than ever...

WC Stakeholders Struggle with Best Treatments for Post-COVID Syndrome Patients

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Mayo Clinic estimates that nearly 1 million people in the U.S,...

San Jose Librarians: We’re Afraid We’re Next

Liz Carey

San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Just weeks after a San Clara Valley Transit Authority employee entered...

Harvard Study Finds Most Hospitals are Noncompliant

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –In May, according to a report from Becker’s, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

The New Normal for WC: Change

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If the pandemic has demonstrated anything, it is that resilience is key...

FDNY Denial of Facial Hair Accommodation doesn’t Violate ADA

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an Occupational Safety and Health regulation and a reasonable accommodation...

Pandemic Creates Environment for Increased Attacks on Airline Flight Attendants

Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — The number of unruly passengers on U.S. flights has taken off as...

Employee who Threatened to ‘Shoot Up’ Brewery Fired

Liz Carey

Milwaukee, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) — A little over a year after a mass shooting at Molson Coors,...

Misinformation About COVID Vaccines is ‘Very, Very Sophisticated,’ Panelist Says

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Organizations trying to persuade their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine may...

Diabetes Study Suggests Smartphone Apps Are More Effective Than Conventional Treatment

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While recent studies indicate that working from home has caused the majority of workers...

Idaho Top Court Veers from Statute of Limitations for Claims Against ISIF

Frank Ferreri

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a recent case showed, lump sum settlements can change the course of...

Post-Pandemic Business Offices May Remain Empty

Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The business world is reopening its offices as the COVID-19 pandemic slows...

What Do You Think: Did Coworker’s Screaming, Profanity Cause Industrial Injury?

Frank Ferreri

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some people have bad coworkers, and some people have coworkers so bad...

Uptick in WC Claims, Litigation Over Virus Outbreaks Anticipated by Corporate Executives

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Organizations that were flying blind seeking ways to keep their employees safe...

Survey Shows Appointment Scheduling Hassles A Factor In Avoiding Care

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The pandemic has created challenges for just about all employers to stem...

With Workers Coming Back to Buildings, EEOC Refines Vaccine Guidance

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Of the many issues the COVID-19 pandemic has raised for employers, one...

What Do You Think: Did Lump Sum Payout Leave Bartender without Medical Compensation?

Frank Ferreri

Papillion, NE (WorkersCompensation.com) – Accepting money in a settlement agreement can leave a worker with less...

WCRI: WC Patients with Back Surgeries Have Higher Readmission, Reoperation Rates

Nancy Grover

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – About 1 in 10 Injured workers who undergo lumbar spine surgeries in...

Pastor’s Shoulder Injury Stems from Coal Mining Days, Not Church Work

Frank Ferreri

Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether a church had to cover an employee’s injury required consideration of...

Report: North Dakota Tops List of States with Severe Workplace Injuries ‘By A Wide Margin’

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska have the dubious distinction of having the...

Ex-logger Charged With Stealing Nearly $300,000 In Workers’ Comp Benefits

Liz Carey

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An ex-logger who claimed to have severe leg and back pain following...

Let the WCI countdown begin: Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference

Dave North, Executive Chairman of Sedgwick

The collective dedication of individuals working to enhance the workers’ compensation system and the experience for...

Message to Employers: ‘Very Costly Not to Do Something’ about Mental Health and Well Being

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One in 10 workers are losing a whole day of productivity every...

Study Suggests Spine Surgeries Performed Late In The Week Result In Higher Costs

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery suggests you might want to...

Research: Shift Work Sleep Disorder Increases Risk of Auto Crashes, Escalates Costs

Liz Carey

Itasca, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – New research indicates shiftwork, and the problems it causes with sleep, can...

Health, Business Leaders Navigate the Tricky Maze of Bringing Workers Back

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A San Francisco software company is looking at redesigning its office space,...

Tire Builder’s Pain Embellishment Deflates Benefits Claim

Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pain is subjective, but medical evidence can give a degree of...

CDC’s (Un)Masking Policy Creates Consternation for Employers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – New guidelines that eliminated many mask restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against...

Nurse Union Condemns New CDC Mask Guidance

Liz Carey

National Nurses United, the largest nurse’s union in America, condemned new mask guidelines from the Center...

9 Months Between FMLA Request, Termination Defeats Retaliation Charge

Frank Ferreri

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – While it’s possible that a termination following a worker’s request for Family...

California WC Stakeholders Ponder Statewide MPN Network

Nancy Grover

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Looks like a controversial proposal to create a statewide Medical Provider network...

Author: Nurses Won’t Return to ‘New Normal’ As Pandemic Wanes

Liz Carey

Pensacola. FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the number of COVID-19 cases are decreasing and the number of...

I’ll Be Home (be)for(e) Christmas

Honorable David Langham Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims

Sometimes you get to break the news. Sometimes you are the news. But, usually, you just...

Employees’ Mental Health Improving, Especially with Employers Help

Nancy Grover

Hartford, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers who make mental health resources available are more likely to have...

Ohio Study Suggests Musculoskeletal Injuries In Construction Workers Change With Age

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Approximately 90 percent of a construction worker’s time is spent handling materials directly with...

Thickness of Tomato on Burger Among Reasons for Recent Attacks on Workers

Liz Carey

Fayetteville, NC.. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The increased amount of violence against workers that’s been seen during the...

Kids Chance Faces Challenges Finding the Kids

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (workersCompensation.com) – A GoFundMe campaign for the family of a recently killed police officer was nearing...

Seeking Treatment Days Earlier Foils Worker’s Claim

Frank Ferreri

Frankfort, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A preexisting condition, not what happened on the job, caused a Kentucky...

What Do You Think: Did Failure to Notify Electrician of Rights Violate FMLA?

Frank Ferreri

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last month, the 11th Circuit took issue with an employer’s failure to notify an...

Pain Medicine Physician Sues To Halt $5.9 Million Recoupment Before Final Decision

F.J. Thomas

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Federal investigators have been busy targeting pain management practitioners, resulting in indictments for...

Patient Mistakes, Burnout Among Front Line Workers May be Avoided with Inexpensive, Brief Interventions

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare workers and first responders have been struggling with unprecedented psychological stress...

PBM Report Calls for Larger Focus on Behavioral Health Care for Injured Workers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “While the conventional wisdom has been for workers’ comp payers to avoid...

MTA Calls For Bigger Police Presence In Subways Following Attacks On Workers

Liz Carey

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York (MTA) is asking the...

WC Heavyweights Zachry, Duff Tackle Gig Workers’ Plight

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Should ‘gig’ workers be entitled to workers’ compensation? Should they be considered...

Comprehensive Pain Specialists Settle For $4.1 Million

F.J. Thomas

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A long awaited case involving a pain clinic based in Middle Tennessee...

Subrogation Settlement ‘Extinguishes’ Employee’s Claim for Med Expenses

Frank Ferreri

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – In insurance law, subrogation allows someone else to stand in the insured’s...

Sens. Introduce Bill for Federal Firefighters Sickened by Working

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tom Carper, D-Del., co-chairs of the...

New Report Indicates Healthcare is Recovering from Pandemic

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the latest Medscape report on Physician compensation from data collected from Oct....

How Did COVID-19 Impact Workers’ Comp Pharmacy? myMatrixx Analysis Yields Surprising Answers

More than a year later, it is clear that the primary effect of the COVID-19 pandemic...

COVID Creates Havoc with Businesses and Insurance Companies

Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — A cavalcade of restaurants, retail and entertainment venues are squaring off with...

What Do You Think: Was Cashier’s ‘Usual Employment’ Part of PPD Decision?

Frank Ferreri

Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – If a job description says a worker has to lift 50 pounds,...

Drug Overdose Deaths Continue To Climb

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While reporting from the National Council on Compensation Insurance may have showed a drop...

Millennials, Gen Z’ers Most in Need of Mental Health Services, Experts Say

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it appears it couldn’t come...

Latest Guidance Offers More Tips for School Worker COVID-19 Safety

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The push to reopen schools continues to ramp up, with some districts...

Virtual Options for the Newly Remote Workforce

By Brett Sanders MS, OTR/L, CEAS, regional manager of WorkStrategies, Select Medical

Virtual and remote access to products and services has dominated our lives for the past year....

The Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation: The Happiness Effect

Wednesday, December 15, 7:30 am – 12:00 pm  The Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation is...

Employers Can Be Forced To Pay for Pot, NJ Supreme Court Rules

Nancy Grover

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – “Like the compensation court and the Appellate Division, the Court concludes that...

What Do You Think: Did Workers’ Comp Process Interfere with Housekeeper’s FMLA Rights?

Frank Ferreri

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers’ compensation processes and Family and Medical Leave Act rights aren’t mutually...

New Study of Post-COVID Brain Issues Could Have ‘Huge Impact’ on WC

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than one-third of patients develop a mental health and/or neurological condition...

Funeral Expense Cap Applies to N.Y. Worker’s Benefits Despite Lump Sum Option

Frank Ferreri

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although New York law allowed for lump sum payment of certain workers’...

Attacks on Workers Continue Over Face Masks, General Frustrations

Liz Carey

Wayne, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employees doing their jobs were the subject of several attacks orecently –...

Navy Soldier Shoots Two at Business Before Being Shot and Killed at Ft. Detrick

Liz Carey

Frederick, MD (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people were injured and a third was killed in a shooting...

Cigna Analysis Shows Fewer Missed Workdays And Higher Productivity With Telehealth

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last year saw a sharp increase in the number of telehealth visits, especially for...

What Do You Think: Was Worker’s Retaliation Claim Preempted by Federal Law?

Frank Ferreri

Portland, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) – If a worker reports that he lost his job because he reported...

Presumption Law Excludes Those Who Refuse Vaccine

Nancy Grover

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In a new twist on presumption laws, Virginia is citing the refusal...

Risk Managers Try to Make Sense of Pandemic-related Numbers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Collaborate, re-evaluate your risk indicators, and challenge your own assumptions. That’s the...

Fla. Provides COVID Liability Shield for ‘Good-Faith’ Compliance with Health Guidelines

Frank Ferreri

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With health officials warning of a coming “fourth wave” of COVID-19 amid...

Supreme Court Tackles Union Issues

Chriss Swaney

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – A case now being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court is being...

What Do You Think: Was Uniform ‘Obviously’ to Blame for Allergic Reaction?

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Flight attendants claiming work-related injuries from their uniforms are no strangers to WorkersCompensation.com. But...

Study: Healthcare Workers May Be More Likely to Contract COVID-19 Outside of Work

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Safety protocols put in place to protect healthcare workers from the coronavirus...

John Howard: Workplaces in The Future Could Look Very Different

Liz Carey

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workplaces post-COVID-19 could look very different, according to John Howard, director of...

Worker On Zoom Call Witnesses Co-Worker’s Stabbing

Liz Carey

Altadena, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – What Carol Brown’s colleagues saw on Zoom forced them to call the...

Is Telehealth A Moving Target?

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Telehealth continues to be a bit of a moving target as the...

Court Overturns $8 Million Award in ‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman Death

Liz Carey

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Georgia Court of Appeals threw out the $8 million jury award...

OSHA To Focus Enforcement Of COVID-19 Protections Inspections

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will return to doing...

Employers Advised to Take Precautions to Prevent Workplace Violence

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (workersCompensation.com) – With stress levels running high these days, incidents of violence may be...

Inability to Use Firearm after Work Injury Sink’s Officer’s ADA Claims

Frank Ferreri

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Not every law enforcement job requires firearm use, but for some, keeping...

Security Guard Allegedly Killed By No-Show/No-Call Employee

Liz Carey

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities said that a security guard killed at the Wynn Las...

What Do You Think: Did Mention of E. Coli Infection Bias Case for Worker?

Frank Ferreri

Kansas City, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an employee claims that he might have contracted an infection...

Hundreds Of Surveillance Cameras Hacked In Data Breach

F.J. Thomas

Daytona, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A data breach of security cameras utilized by multiple corporations brings up...

Florida Cabinet Declares March to be Kids’ Chance Awareness Month

WorkersCompensation.com

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Florida Cabinet recently passed a resolution declaring March 2021 to be...

Include Diverse Tobacco Products in Smoking Cessation Programs, Experts Advise

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers pay substantially more for their workers who smoke compared to those...

Colo. Doctors May Use AMA Guides, Other Methodologies for Impairment Ratings

Frank Ferreri

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Relying on the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment is...

Boston Looks Into Construction Safety After Deaths On Work Sites

Liz Carey

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The deaths of two construction workers last month has prompted the Boston...

Fewer Steps, Longer Hours During Pandemic Increase Depression, Study Suggests

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Getting in your steps may be more important than ever these days....

Former CEO Sentenced In Barbaric Fraud Case

F.J. Thomas

West Bloomfield, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former chief executive officer that led Tri-County Wellness Group with offices...

Courts Rule In Favor Of Covering Pot For Workers’ Comp

Liz Carey

East Aurora, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two appeals courts have upheld rulings requiring insurance companies to cover...

Workers Are Stressed Out Over Cyber Threats

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL – Cybercrime has exploded since the pandemic began. Research shows there’s been a 400...

Mine Employee Dead In ‘Powered Haulage’ Accident

Liz Carey

Knoxville, Tenn. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Federal officials are investigating the death of a 26-year-old Kentucky man who...

What Do You Think: Was Volunteer Status Enough to Avoid Insurance Exclusion?

Frank Ferreri

How much evidence does it take to convince a court that volunteer who shows up for...

Employers Advised to Avert a Workplace Mental Health Crisis

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – Employers lose 10 times more money due to depression than from the...

Report Shows Outpatient Volumes Remain Steady Through 2020

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Despite a definite surge in COVID-19 cases during the last quarter of...

The Transitions Launches Industrywide Mentorship Program

The group focused on addressing the generational shift in workers’ compensation is providing a free program...

Mental Health Challenges are Costing Employers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Providing resources to help deal with increased stress during the pandemic doesn’t...

What Do You Think: Could Worker Sue Dairy After Fire in Home?

Frank Ferreri

Fresno, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a married couple owns a business, do both spouses have to...

Study Shows Female Physicians Are Paid At 40 Percent Lower In Kentucky

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new report from Physicians Thrive indicates that female physicians are paid at a...

Staffing Company Employee Shoots Man After Machete Attack

Liz Carey

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) A staffing company employee defended themselves and a co-worker by taking out a...

Killing of Worker Raises Questions of Gun Ownership Among Residents of Long-term Care Facilities

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent shooting death at a Colorado assisted living facility generated questions...

Stolen County Data Viewed More Than 30,000 Times Online

F.J. Thomas

Pittsboro, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The FBI issued a warning late last year regarding a type of ransomware by...

Flight Attendant Doesn’t Connect Rash, Fatigue to New Uniform

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A change in uniforms might have seemed like it caused an allergic...

Employers Ponder Vaccine Challenges

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent national survey showed 60 percent of Americans would accept a...

OSHA Guidelines Likely To Become Enforceable, Expert Says

Liz Carey

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – While guidelines recently issued by OSHA in regard to the...

Collection Efforts for Medical Care

Judge David Langham

On February 12, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rendered an affirmance in Kottler v. Gulf...

Study Suggests That Healthcare Workers Fare Better With COVID-19

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Less than a month after COVID-19 was formally declared as a national...

Black Market Fentanyl Driving Overdose Deaths

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “I’m reading a lot of headlines right now about the fact that...

Attorneys General Settle with McKinsey And Company For $573 Million Over Opioid Suits

Liz Carey

New York, N.Y (WorkersCompensation.com) – McKinsey and Company, one of the world’s largest consulting companies, will...

Former Federal Air Marshal Sentenced In Workers’ Comp Scheme

Liz Carey

Providence, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former Federal Air Marshal will have to pay back nearly a...

Worker Repays $49,000 to SSA, Still Owes Back Taxes on $36,000

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – When it comes to workers’ compensation payments, not having a good handle...

CMS is More Amenable to Stakeholder Concerns of MSP Issues, Expert Says

Nancy Grover

Delray Beach, FL (WorkersCompenation.com) – The Medicare secondary payer process has become much more complex in...

More Than 140 Officers Injured In Capitol Riot, Chiefs Testify

Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police chiefs for law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. that responded to...

What Do You Think: Did Worker’s Pain Establish Permanent Disability Award?

Frank Ferreri

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – How much weight do a worker’s reports of pain carry when...

Harvard Study Suggests Knowledge Workers More Productive From Home

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a recent study published by Harvard Business Review (HBR) the pandemic lockdown...

Companies Advised to ‘Be Very Cautious’ Before Permanently Embracing Remote Work

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the most lasting effects of the pandemic will likely be...

What Do You Think: Did Terminating Worker for COVID-19 Reports Violate Public Policy?

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Against the backdrop of the worst pandemic that most anyone living has...

WC Pros Aim to Help Transition Industry Through ‘Brain Drain’

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The oft discussed talent crisis could be a disastrous brain drain for...

DuPont, Former Employee Charged In Chemical Release That Killed 4, Officials Say

Liz Carey

La Porte, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal grand jury has indicted E. I. du Pont de...

Most Workplaces Outside of Healthcare Won’t See High Rate of COVID-19 WC Claims, Study Suggests

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The healthcare industry has, by far, the highest proportion of accepted workers’...

Spirit Airlines Employee Hospitalized After Attack By Customers

Liz Carey

Romulus, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – Two people are in jail and a Spirit Airlines employee is in...

Attacks Against Employees Continue

Liz Carey

Harris County, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Tensions continue running high throughout the nation, as evidenced by the...

Oregon Report Shows NJ Has Most Expensive, ND Least Expensive WC Premiums

F.J. Thomas

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – New Jersey, New York, Vermont, California and Hawaii have the most expensive...

What Do You Think: Did School Custodian Show Link Between Accident and Injury?

Frank Ferreri

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a doctor’s report casts doubt on whether an injured worker’s reports...

Report Shows Data Breaches Tripled In 2020

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With more business going virtual, crippling cyberattacks and data breaches are a...

Labor Union, Ride-share Drivers File Suit Against Prop 22

Nancy Grover

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In the first legal challenge to Proposition 22, a major labor...

Impact of COVID-19 on Workers’ Compensation Claims Status and Post-Acute Rehabilitation

Author: David A. Hoyle, DPT, MA, OCS, MTC, National Clinical Director WorkStrategies, Select Medical

At the time of this writing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website indicates the...

Case Lesson: Ex Parte Communications in Workers’ Compensation

Frank Ferreri

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Regular readers of the What Do You Think feature will remember that...

Authorities Open Murder Investigation Into Shooting Death Of Capitol Police Officer

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities recently announced they were opening a federal murder investigation into the...

Rapid Diagnostic Appraisal of COVID-19 Could Prevent Spread Among Healthcare Workers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompenstion.com) – Early identification and control of healthcare workers with COVID-19 can lead to...

What Do You Think: Did Fall From Chair Cause Therapist’s Injuries?

Frank Ferreri

Jackson, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee has an injury on the job and later ends...

Improper Coding for Acupuncture Treatment Leads to $1.72 Million Settlement

F.J. Thomas

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this year, two Houston Pain Management physicians settled to resolve allegations of violating...

Survey: Workers Stressed to the Max

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While there may be ‘no crying in baseball,’ that famous movie mantra...

Inflatable Costume Blamed On COVID Outbreak That Infected 44, Killed 1

Liz Carey

San Jose, Cal. (WorkersCompensation.com) – An inflatable Christmas tree costume intended to cheer up patients and...

Texas is Deadliest State for Workers, Per Latest Stats

Nancy Grover

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The rate of fatal occupational injuries nationally in 2019 was 3.5 per...

FDA Issues New Requirements For TIRF Opioids

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has announced new rules for a certain class...

Employees Attacked Over Mask Requests

Liz Carey

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in Texas have arrested one man, and police in California are...

U.S. Dept. of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Walmart For Its Part In The Opioid Epidemic

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walmart...

Employer Survey Predicts Business Success for 2021

Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Better times are just around the corner, a growing number of executives...

COVID Relief Bill Includes $4.25 Billion For Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recognizing the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on Americans’ mental health,...

What Do You Think: Did Custodian’s Shoulder Improve Enough to Change Earning Capacity?

Frank Ferreri

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – When multiple doctors think a worker’s condition has improved, does that warrant...

Harvard Researchers Question The Security Of Telemedicine

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent article written by researchers at Harvard, and Brigham and Women’s...

Keeping Injured Workers’ Dental Care a Priority Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

Leon Levy

Tampa, FL (EZ Dental Care)- Recently, an article was published by the American Dental Association arguing...

Grocery Store Worker Injured in Coyote Attack

Liz Carey

San Francisco Bay, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A grocery store worker in the San Francisco Bay area...

EEOC Weighs in on Vaccines with Eye on Disability, Genetic Info Implications

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As the emergence of COVID-19 vaccinations signals a light at the end...

Analysis Shows Surgeons Aged 35 To 44 Have The Highest Numbers Of Malpractice Claims

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent analysis from medical professional liability company Coverys shows that although there have...

Updated Review of 2020 WC-related Changes

Nancy Grover

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – COVID-19 presumptions, mental injuries, independent contractors and marijuana were among the...

AG Becerra Sues to Hold Amazon’s Feet To The Fire For COVID-19 Protections

Liz Carey

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently announced that he has petitioned the Sacramento County...

What Do You Think: Could Injured Worker Sue Coworker Over Workplace Chemicals?

Frank Ferreri

Indianapolis, IN (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a coworker owns the premises where a worker experiences an injury,...

Injured Worker Sues Sioux City And Companies Over Explosion

Liz Carey

Sioux City, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of two men injured in a methane gas explosion at...

Depression Comes from Foot Injury at Work, Pa. Court Decides

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a home improvement company wanted its doctor’s testimony to set the...

DME Manufacturer And Orthotics Provider Agree to $1.59 Million Settlement In False Claims Case

F.J. Thomas

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The terms “orthotic” and “durable medical equipment” or DME, are commonly used...

Employers Advised to Stay Especially Alert During Ongoing Pandemic Changes

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The availability of vaccines should not be a signal for employers to...

From Swine Flu to Blood Drives, the Compensability of Employer-Sponsored Inoculation or Needle Stick Injuries

Bobby Stokes

From Swine Flu to Blood Drives, the Compensability of Employer-Sponsored Inoculation or Needle Stick Injuries Ed:...

The Industry Says Goodbye to a Friend

Warren Gerstein, President of S.K.I. Investigations

S.K.I. Investigations is sad to announce that at 10:20pm on Thursday Dec 3rd, 2020 we lost...

What Do You Think: Did Police Officer’s Thigh Injury Stem from Baton Spinning?

Frank Ferreri

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker turns up at a doctor with pain from...

Efforts to Legalize Marijuana Could be ‘Important Step’ Toward Needed Research

Nancy Grover

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – This month’s House passage of legislation to legalize marijuana on the federal...

Bowling Alley Manager, Employee Attacked For Asking Patrons To Wear Masks

Liz Carey

Glen Burnie, Md. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Maryland bowling alley manager is in the hospital after he...

School Bus Driver Doesn’t Connect Wreck to Knee Pain

Frank Ferreri

Lake Charles, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s possible that a fender bender on the job could aggravate...

Telehealth Gets A Boost From CMS Final Payment Rules For 2021

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The pay reductions proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services earlier this...

The Industrial Athlete

Mike Ligmanowski PTA ATC/L, CEAS I, CWcHP

Whether you are playing at Everbank field on Sundays or were one of the many who...

Former WC Commissioner: Competition is Key to System’s Success

Nancy Grover

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – In a clear case of going from (one of the) worst-to-firsts, the...

Medical Biller Could Get 12 Years Behind Bars for Meddling with Personal Info

F.J. Thomas

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medical billers have access to more critical information than probably anyone else...

Bus Driver’s 4th Leave Request Doesn’t Meet Essential Functions Standards

Frank Ferreri

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee seeks leave for surgery but doesn’t have surgery scheduled,...

Tyson Suspends Plant Managers for Betting On COVID

Liz Carey

Waterloo, Iowa (WorkersCompensation.com) – Tyson Foods has suspended managers and other officials at its facility in...

Senators, Attys. General Balk At DOJ, Purdue Pharma Deal

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – At least 25 state Attorneys General and six U.S. Senators oppose the...

Is The Pandemic Creating Access To Care And Outcome Challenges?

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the most recent report from The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health...

Bus Drivers Nationwide Fear Holiday Crush Will Make Their Jobs Less Safe As COVID Intensifies

Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several California-based bus drivers recently complained about safety issues as fears grow...

Sharing Lunch with Alleged Tormentor Undermines Workplace Anxiety Charges

Frank Ferreri

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Breaking bread together has a way of healing tensions, but as a...

Regulators Report Decreasing Opioid Use

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Nebraska changed its rules regarding compensable mental-mental injuries. Washington is trying to...

Shy of 234-day Guideline, Driver Worked ‘Substantially the Whole’ of the Year

Frank Ferreri

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether an employee in New York works “substantially the whole” of...

Construction Workers In Texas More Likely To Be Hospitalized For COVID-19

F.J. Thomas

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent study of construction workers in the Austin, Texas area posed...

Court Rejects $2,000 Settlement for Potential $69,554 Safety Violation

Frank Ferreri

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an Ohio worker experienced an injury due to a safety violation...

Experts Explore the Complicated World of Pain Management in Workers’ Compensation

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Weaning an injured worker off opioids without his consent just won’t work....

Patient Sues Mayo Clinic For Privacy Violation

F.J. Thomas

Rochester, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security along with CISA, FBI,...

Senators Call Out Barr Over Terms Of Perdue Pharma Settlement

Liz Carey

Washington, D.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – Several U.S. Senators are taking issue with the settlement reached between the...

Concussions/Mild TBIs: Early Intervention to Achieve the Best Outcomes

Concussions—or mild traumatic brain injuries—can be extremely challenging to diagnose and treat due to variability in...

$26 Billion Settlement Offered To Settle State, Local Opioid Lawsuits

Liz Carey

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three drug distributors and a drug manufacturer have proposed a $26 billion...

Study Suggests Women Physician Assistants Are Getting Paid Less

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – It seems women are getting the short end of the stick in...

Top WC Researchers Share Latest COVID-19 Data

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – There were 50,592 COVID-19 claims in the California workers’ compensation system as...

OSHA Long-Term Care Facility Guidance Hones in on PPE, Controls

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic and the tragedies it’s...

CA: Prop 22 Approved by Voters

Nancy Grover

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Looks like Uber and Lyft drivers in California will remain independent contractors....

Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Returns in December 2021

A message from Founders and Chairmen, Jim McConnaughhay & Steve Rissman: For the year 2021, the...

Ohio Employers To Share in $5 Billion Dividend

Nancy Grover

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – “We are issuing a $5 billion dividend to ease the financial pressures...

Engineer Doesn’t Show Enough Work Stress to Support Mental Injury Claim

Frank Ferreri

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Some days, the old adage about “work” being a four-letter word...

Medtronics Settles for $9.2 Million In Alleged Kickback Case

F.J. Thomas

Minneapolis, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Department Of Justice recently announced a $9.2 million settlement to resolve allegations of...

Domestic Violence – the ‘Shadow Pandemic’: A Concern for Employers

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Along with depression, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse, domestic violence incidents have...

Clerk Killed After Confrontation In Smoke Shop; Off-Duty Cop Protects Other Workers

Liz Carey

Queens, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A salesclerk in a Queens smoke shop is dead after a confrontation...

Legislation to Require Payers to Fund Medical Cannabis Acknowledges Federal Prohibition

Nancy Grover

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Legislation to require employers/insurers to pay for medical marijuana for injured workers...

Analysis Suggests Coronavirus Mortality Rate Doubles With Spinal Fractures

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Providers in Italy are adding thoracic x-rays to their protocol for COVID-19...

What Do You Think: Did Teacher Experience ‘Sudden Mechanical or Structural Change’?

Frank Ferreri

Alexandria, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – When a worker has pain following a workplace accident, how much does...

Pandemic May Push Biopsychosocial Efforts to the Forefront, Panelists Predict

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “Behavioral health is going to reshape work comp.” That was among the...

Former Police Chief Turned Pin-Up Girl Arraigned On Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

Liz Carey

Gold Bar, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former small-town police chief’s arraignment on two counts of making...

Symptom Magnification: How to disarm and engage

Jaime Sigurdsson, CEAS, Director of Worker’s Compensation, CORA Physical Therapy

When an injured worker presents to a medical professional with symptoms that don’t match their diagnosis,...

Employers Advised to Stay Focused Despite Bettter-Than-Expected WC Results

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Fewer than expected COVID-19 related claims and lower non-COVID claim frequency spells...

Do N95 Masks Stop COVID? OSHA Drops Some Respirator Knowledge

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – If knowledge is power, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regular updating of its COVID-19...

Poll Worker Assaulted By Former Legislator, Election Official Alleges

Liz Carey

Wake Forest, N.C. (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former Republican state legislator is accused of assaulting an election...

What Does The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Ultimately Mean For Workers Comp And Healthcare?

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The national news is fraught with reports that the numbers of COVID-19...

Attorneys General React To $1.6 Billion Mallinckrodt Settlement

Liz Carey

Houston, Texas (WorkersCompensation.com) – While a new settlement in numerous cases against the largest generic opioid...

Pandemic-Related Isolation and Stress Associated with Increased Psychotropic Drug Use Among Injured Workers

William Clay

According to workers’ compensation PBM myMatrixx, a comprehensive approach to mental health treatment can help effectively...

Three Time As Many Mothers Have Lost Jobs During The Pandemic

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the pandemic has hit everyone hard, when it comes to the...

As Confusion Surrounds Mask Safety Standards, OSHA Clears Air

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Face coverings in the workplace are a key component in the push to enhance...

Three Dead, One Injured In Stairwell Collapse, Hours After Inspection

Liz Carey

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three construction workers are dead and another is injured after a stairwell...

5 Doctor Visits with No Pain Reports Sink Temp Worker’s Claim

Frank Ferreri

Little Rock, AR (WorkersCompensation.com) – Pro tip: Anyone who claims to be “barely able to move”...

‘Screen Fatigue’ Has Changed the Claims Handling Process

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The coronavirus pandemic has led to a number of changes in the...

Delaware DOT Calls For Drivers To Be Careful After Third Worker Struck On The Road

Liz Carey

Townsend, Del. (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Delaware Secretary of Transportation is calling for drivers to be more...

World Famous Surgeon Suspended For Hoarding Bones

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A prominent orthopedic surgeon has been suspended from Edgbaston Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom...

Montana Nurse Practitioners Indicted In $6 Billion Telemedicine Scheme

F.J. Thomas

Billings, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Justice District of Montana has announced charges involving telemedicine fraud...

OSHA Hammers Down COVID-19 Reporting Rules

Frank Ferreri

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – As employers continue to grapple with COVID-19’s impact on workplace safety, the...

CWCI: Younger Workers, Males Account for Increasing Shares of COVID-19 WC Claims

Nancy Grover

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The summer months has brought about a major shift in the demographics...

How an Aging Workforce Is Changing Health Care

Shanea A. McKinney, PharmD | Clinical Account Executive

As the overall population of the United States continues to age, so too does the workforce....

Leave Experts’ Advice to Employers: Communicate and Be Reasonable

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – If an employee indicates he needs an accommodation to be able to...

Employers Urged to ‘Double Down’ to Stem Rising Opioid Use Rates

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Any headway made in recent efforts to stem the opioid crisis is...

Knee ‘Pop’ While Looking for Carrots Arises from Sous-chef’s Employment

Frank Ferreri

Springfield, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Standing up from a kneeling position might not have employment characteristics in...

Employees Attacked By Violent Customers

Liz Carey

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – With tensions running high across the country, last month was another rough...

Study Suggests Decline In Cognitive Ability With Extreme Sleep Duration

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Older workers who get insufficient – or too much – sleep may...

Worker’s Stumble Didn’t Come From ‘Unusual or Extraordinary’ Activity

Frank Ferreri

Salt Lake City, UT (WorkersCompensation.com) – Examining steal beams might not be a part of everyday...

NY Gov. Cuomo Adds Johnson & Johnson To List Of Companies Responsible For Opioid Crisis

Liz Carey

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his administration’s Department of...

Florida’s CFO Seeks Help to Shield Businesses from Liabilities

Nancy Grover

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – “I want to talk to you about something I’ve heard repeatedly from...

Blackbaud Data Breach Impacts At Least 11 Healthcare Systems

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A security breach earlier this year at cloud software company Blackbaud, has impacted...

Drug-Free Workplace Policies Don’t Necessarily Equate to Fewer Injuries, NCCI Reports

Nancy Grover

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new NCCI study seems to fly in the face of what many...

Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation 2020 COVID-19 Report

Data Summary as of August 31, 2020

Franco Signor Sold for $160 Million

Nancy Grover

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Little more than a year after purchasing the company, a private equity...

Could EFT Therapy Be An Alternative Treatment For Pain And Anxiety?

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As alternative therapies such as acupuncture become more commonplace for treatment of pain, one...

Warehouse Workers Protest Against Mars Company

Liz Carey

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A group of workers protested the Mars Candy Company recently saying that...

New Report Ranks States’ Health By Health And Social Metrics

FJ. Thomas

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Atlanta based digital holistic healthcare company Sharecare recently released a report ranking states from data analyzed...

Walgreens’ Employee Stabbed At Work

Liz Carey

Wicker Park, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A woman working at a Chicago-area Walgreens was attacked and fatally...

Even in the Worst of Times WCI Supports Give Kids the World

Jim McConnaughhay, Co-Founder And General Chair Of WCI

Having to postpone the Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference after 30+ years of sponsorship by the Workers’...

Ohio Man Denied Benefits For Not Returning To The Work Force, Ohio Supreme Court Says

Liz Carey

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former postal worker was denied permanent total disability benefits last week...

Over Half Of COVID-19 Cases Undetected in Healthcare Workers

F.J. Thomas

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released this week by the U.S....

Intoxication, Wrong Route Don’t Show Pilot Died During Deviation

Frank Ferreri

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) – Although a pilot was intoxicated and had not returned to his hotel...

Harriet Harried the Claims Handler’s ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Explained

Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the most significant side effects of the current pandemic on...

Manager Claims ‘Unsafe Work Culture’ Leading To Injuries, Death At Wind Turbine Site

Liz Carey

Rainier, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former safety and health manager with a wind turbine project in...

Cybersecurity – Don’t be Burned by That Hot Stove

Bob Wilson

Cybersecurity has been a rapidly rising topic of late, not just for the workers’ comp industry,...

Ill. Woman Gets 27 Years For Stabbing Uber Driver

Liz Carey

Skokie, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for...

What Do You Think: Was Newspaper Carrier Contractor or Employee?

Frank Ferreri

Harrisburg, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A newspaper carrier injured himself on an icy driveway while delivering papers....

Texas Pain Management Physicians Pay Out $450,000 In Billing Fraud Allegations

F.J. Thomas

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medical coding guidelines and rules change on a continual basis, requiring providers...

CDC Issues New Guidance For Employers On Dealing With Anti-Mask Customers

Liz Carey

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has issued new guidance...

Rating Bureaus Collaborate on Nationwide ‘Mega Claims’ Report

Nancy Grover

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Are there more ‘mega claims’ in workers’ compensation these days? And are...

Employers Urged to Consider Substance Abuse Strategies as Employees Return

Nancy Grover

Secaucus, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – The latest drug test results do not bode well for the workforce...