It makes sense to assume that workers’ compensation prices would impact injured worker outcomes, but a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows it’s not so straight-forward.
This definitive timeline of cannabis legalization in the U.S. shows the reach of marijuana throughout the country, leading to more employers seeking impairment testing.
With increased legalization, marijuana use and its impacts is becoming a more common subject of debate in the world of workers’ comp. Here are a few medical insights workers’ compensation pros should keep in mind.
A new WCRI report includes fee schedule analyses, focusing on design choices like conversion factors and workers’ compensation fee schedules’ relationship to Medicare reimbursement rates.
Medical experts offer their take on Tiger Woods’ recovery from spinal surgery, and what it might take for workers’ comp patients to score similar wins.
When most people do break or violate the law, it’s usually out of ignorance of a particular law or a lack of information about it. But for FMLA or the ADA, there are ways to stay ahead.
Expansion of the types and range of accommodations requested calls for better communication between employees who have a disability and their employers.
An employer assumed it was covered for an employee’s welder’s lung claim. But iron fumes triggered the policy’s pollution exclusion, leaving the company in a tight spot.