Disability

Amazon Worker Wins Right to Medical Care but Loses Bid for Disability Pay in Tennessee Ruling

Court criticizes employer’s handling of injury claim while finding injured warehouse worker failed to prove entitlement to continued wage replacement benefits after reaching maximum medical improvement.

Older Construction Workers Show Mixed Chronic Disease Picture, But Chronic Pain And Anxiety Persist

California Cumulative Trauma Claims Nearly Double Since 2018, With SoCal Attorneys Driving Shift

California Cumulative Trauma Claims Surge, Now Represent a Quarter of Workers’ Comp Pure Premium

Workers’ Comp and Auto Claims Face a Turning Point: AI, Faster Care Pathways, and Clinical Evidence Are Reshaping Industry Economics

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Managing Service Providers

Quality assurance programs prevent talented claims adjusters and supervisors from jumping ship.

Results Through Integration

Reyes Holding dramatically overhauled its approach to absence management.

How a Claim Unravels

Risk Scenarios Live! explored what caused a claim to go off the rails.

Focus on Behavioral Issues

Technology is helping to transform medical services, but employers and providers need to focus more on socioeconomic factors.

Selected Sessions for Wednesday, Nov. 11

We highlighted these sessions for today’s NWCDC attendees.

Welcome!

Tested solutions for the toughest challenges.

Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Award Winners

Teddy Award winners will be honored on Thursday at “Steal These Ideas! Award-Winning Employers Share Their Successes,” beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Commitment to Care

The Theodore Roosevelt Workers’ Compensation and Disability Management Award honors exceptional programs that innovate to produce the best results.

Commitment to Care

This year’s Teddy Award winners focused on building programs that put employees first and get injured workers back on the job quickly.  

Revamped Program Takes Flight

The American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger meant integrating workers’ compensation programs for a massive workforce. The results are stellar. 

What’s Old May Be New Again

It may be time to combine workers’ comp medical care and group health care.

House of Cards

A claim complicated by poor at-home care reaches a favorable resolution despite initial pushback.

Deeper Dive Into Opt-Out, Violence, and Functional Restoration

Spotlight on sessions at the 2015 NWCDC that explore opt-out legislation, workplace violence strategies, and the resurgence of interest in functional restoration.

3-D Printing Offers Amputees a Hand

Open source, low cost prosthetics open a new field of possibilities for helping injured workers who’ve suffered an amputation.

Disability Disconnect

Fear of litigation, complex regulations and misperceptions of disability are leading to few disabled workers being employed. 

Guidance for the Perplexed

This year’s workers’ compensation conference helps make sense of a shifting regulatory environment and an increasing array of vendors and solutions. 

Technology’s Role in Managing Employee Absences

Tools are available to help employers improve claim intake, workforce planning, clinical care and return-to-work strategies.

Integrated Programs Pay Off When Employees Come First

Obtaining the best results from integrated disability programs requires making the injured or disabled worker the top priority.

The Man on the Jack

An energy company drops the ball by not making the necessary accommodations for an injured employee returning from documented leave.

Demographics, Regulations Pose Challenge for Absence Management

Attendees of the 2015 DMEC Annual Conference reviewed both obstacles and progress in absence management.