Supreme Judicial Court upholds insurance commissioner’s authority to reject proposed rate changes but faults him for failing to ‘show your work.’

NSC-funded emerging technologies demonstrated practical potential for workplace MSD prevention, according to the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab.

In workers’ compensation, trust isn’t just a two-way street — it’s the only direct route from injury back to work.

Why keeping injured workers engaged matters more than most programs account for.

If claims organizations are pursuing many of the same priorities, why do some consistently outperform others? Join industry leaders as they unpack key findings from the latest Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study and explore how top performers translate strategy into execution and execution into results.

Unlimited payroll, the near-universal exposure base for workers’ compensation insurance, may not scale proportionally with expected losses across wage levels, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Companies that piloted emerging ergonomic technologies reported reductions in injury-related costs and vibration exposures, the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab reports.

Why keeping injured workers engaged matters more than most programs account for.

Early 2026 employment data suggests sectors with higher AI adoption may be shedding jobs while lower AI adoption industries add them, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Clinical engagement and pharmacy management drove consistent reductions in Medicare set-aside allocations over a four-year period, according to Tower MSA Partners.

A majority of the state’s highest court rules anti-referral provision doesn’t extend to prescription drugs, allowing doctors to direct injured workers to pharmacies in which they hold financial stakes.

Three structural threats — coverage cost-shifting, a narrowing wage-medical inflation gap, and rising labor market risk — may be poised to end workers’ comp’s decades-long winning streak.

Cumulative trauma claims in California have more than doubled in cost since 2021, according to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California.

When heat overexposure isn’t recognized, it isn’t measured. When it isn’t measured, it isn’t managed.

A white paper from CompScience argues that ‘one size fits all’ safety training is obsolete in today’s multi-generational workforce.

The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May and job openings surged to their highest level since early 2024, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Workplace safety manager employment has grown 165% since 2010, far outpacing overall job growth, but staffing levels vary sharply by state and industry, according to TraceOne.

Prices paid for nonhospital professional services ranged from 28% below the multistate median to 174% above it in 2025, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

New York State recorded 55 construction worker deaths in 2024, with non-union sites, Latinx workers, and declining OSHA activity emerging as critical risk factors, according to NYCOSH.

Technology is shifting from digitizing processes to actively shaping claim outcomes.