Because accidents happen, the strategies an employer implements at the start of a workers’ comp claim will dictate if it becomes a legal affair. Two experts share how to avoid just that.

Payers have a smart tool at their disposal to encourage settlement acceptance, reduce the risk of liability, and do the right thing by injured workers.

Companies that have successfully hard-wired safety into their operations share these five elements, from a clear vision to enticing incentives.

There’s immeasurable benefit in reviewing what a good return-to-work program does for your workers’ compensation program.

Worker-centric practices and policies are an integral part of this year’s Teddy Award winning workers’ comp programs.

Companies seeking to reduce litigation in their workers’ comp cases are finding worker advocacy is one way to gain the trust of injured workers.

For Friday, Dec. 7, here are some great sessions to attend at this year’s NWCDC.

For Wednesday, Dec. 5, here are some great sessions to attend at this year’s NWCDC.

The Red Sox team manager Alex Cora rebuilt team culture with a player-centric approach — a common theme with the advocacy-focused workers’ comp claims-management style gaining ground among employers.

Value-based accommodations keep employees happy and help the bottom line.

Risk managers cannot assume violence won’t happen at their business. Here’s how to mitigate the threat. 

Chia-Chia Chang, public health analyst for the CDC, sat down to discuss how linking health to safety practices cuts lost time and enhances worker well-being.

Denise Parr, director of workers’ compensation for MGM Resorts International — which includes the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino — has decades of experience managing workers’ comp exposures on a large scale.

From medical to recreational, marijuana laws are changing across the board. Here’s a look back on some 2018 cannabis decisions and facts and what they could mean for workers’ comp.

An FedEx worker was offered light duty work after injury, but the worker claimed she was unable to do it and filed for temporary disability.

Technology isn’t revolutionizing workers’ comp just yet, but machine learning, robotic automation and new communication platforms are attracting a lot of investment dollars.

Why do workers suffer injuries after safety training? Is the material boring? Maybe the techniques are outdated? Here are a few ways to make safety stick.

Tennessee’s Abbie Hudgens and Georgia’s Frank McKay share their take on the regulatory changes impacting workers’ comp at this year’s NWCDC.

The 2018 Teddy Award winners built their programs around people, not claims, and offer proof that a worker-centric approach is a smarter way to operate.

The four 2018 Teddy winners have one very important lesson at the core of their workers’ comp programs that many can learn from.