Workers' Comp

How Mental Health and Age Factor into Injured Workers’ PT Needs

Knowing how age and mental health affect an injured worker’s need for physical therapy can help employers develop plans for a recovery roadmap and its impact on their resources.

Workers’ Comp Power Broker Carol Ungaretti on How She Helps Clients Identify Opportunities in Their Programs

An Unexpected Approach to Worker Safety: Bolster Your Accounting Department

Why Contest Mental Health Claims in Workers’ Comp When You Can Prevent Them to Begin With?

Workers’ Comp Power Broker Brooke Schmidt on Lifelong Learning, Adapting to Change and More

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Workers’ Comp Docket

Significant workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

NWCDC Presenters Offer Insights

An in-depth look at some of the breakout sessions that will presented at this year’s National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference® & Expo.

Post-Accident Drug Testing Prompts ADA Questions

A jury will have to decide whether an employer’s post-accident drug testing constitutes a “disability-related inquiry” in violation of the ADA.

WC Rates on Downward Trend

Workers’ compensation rate decreases are encouraging, but may not translate into lower prices for employers right away.

Exercise Caution With Mental Injury Claims

Employers must recognize that purely psychological injuries can be compensable under certain circumstances.

Downward Trend for MSA Processing Times

New research indicates that the average time it takes to process Medicare Set-Asides is on a downward trend, among other findings.

Beware of Emerging Medical Cost Drivers in Workers’ Comp

A side effect of the ACA is increased billing pressure on the workers’ comp industry. Beware of rising costs.

Workers’ Comp – Feeding the Heroin Dragon

WC professionals should help slay the dragon, not facilitate the creation of new addicts.

National Employers Push for Comp Options

Wal-Mart, Safeway, and Nordstrom are among companies pushing for a free-market alternative to traditional state workers’ comp systems.

Vocal Rehabilitation Success

Patty Hostine kept injured workers working and kept the company from drowning in claims costs.

Simply Peerless

Elizabeth Ruff has developed a reputation as a “difference-maker.” It began with wrestling an unruly lost-time culture to the ground.

Reducing Patient and Workers’ Comp Pain

Dr. Frank Tomecek is using advanced diagnostics to reduce surgery frequency.

No Injured Worker Left Behind

Tim Davidson completely overhauled his company’s return-to-work program.

Ending Unnecessary Accidents

Stopping distracted driving meant establishing actionable guidelines for disciplinary action.

Team Tackles Timber Safety Gaps

Devising and communicating training programs in the hazardous timber industry has substantially reduced injuries.

Do Your Homework

Employers need to prepare to view case files effectively.

Resourceful Responses

There is a great deal of creativity throughout the workers’ comp industry. But it is at its best when applied for the mutual benefit of injured workers and their employers.

Best Practices a Moving Target

The best claims-handling practices depend on hiring good people.

Caught in the Act

A killer hangover turns an easy assignment into a job-threatening tangle.

TPAs Take Wait-and-See View of Claims Volumes

As hiring growth begins to outpace claims volume growth, what will that mean for claims management organizations?