Workers' Comp

Heat-Related Worker Deaths Surge as Construction Industry Faces Mounting Crisis

Analysis of data reveals construction workers are nearly four times more likely to die from heat exposure than workers in other industries, with fatalities climbing 77% over the past decade, the CPWR reports.

Adding Compassion to Workers’ Compensation: A Combat Veteran’s Call for Change

Commercial Insurance Market Shows Continued Softening as Premium Growth Slows: CIAB

Late Medical Interventions Drive Workers’ Comp Costs as Back, Shoulder Claims Show Wide Cost Variation

Claims Management Success Hinges on Human Capital Investment Amid Industry Talent Shortage

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A Growing Issue in the Gig Economy

Opinions vary on the best way to ensure that gig economy workers have access to workplace injury and illness coverage.

Is Injury En Route to Required Class Compensable?

The employer contended the injured worker was not performing a task of benefit to her employer at the time of the injury.

Caring for Workers ‘The Nordstrom Way’

Learn about Nordstrom’s approach to injured worker advocacy during the 2017 National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo.

Mental Health Stigma Increases Costs

It’s time to start treating employee mental health as an essential aspect of physical health.

Building Trust With Injured LGBTQ Employees

Actively addressing issues related to injured workers’ sexual orientation or gender identity can help employers overcome hidden barriers to recovery.

Workers’ Comp Line in Robust Health

All signs point to positive trends in the workers’ comp market, which is good news for policyholders as well as insurers.

Creatively Building Wellness

Robust wellness strategies, once perceived as a nicety, should be considered a must-have.

Florida Business Groups Push for Comp Reform

With meaningful reform stalled and premiums rising, employers want their concerns to be heard.

Is Death From Overdose Compensable?

The court must consider whether a fatal overdose is a direct consequence of a worker’s comp injury.

Workers’ Comp Docket

Significant workers’ compensation legal decisions from around the country.

Navigating Critical Intersections in Pain Management

An expert panel discusses claims scenarios where failures in chronic pain management play a leading role.

Helping Injured Workers Live Their Best Lives

Providers are developing new strategies for keeping up with advances in prosthetics and finding the best options for injured workers.

State Drug Monitoring Programs Not Fully Utilized

With access to PDMP data, pharmacy benefit managers could be an important ally in the fight against opioid addiction.

Rise of the Cobots

Collaborative robots, known as cobots, are rapidly expanding in the workforce due to their versatility. But they bring with them liability concerns.

Can We Walk the Advocacy Talk?

A call for reexamining claims-management philosophies and reshaping how injured workers are thought of.

Workers’ Comp Docket

Significant workers’ compensation legal decisions from around the country.

Worker Clocked Out Then Fell; Is Injury Compensable?

A worker suffered a fall injury on his way out of the building. His employer argued the fall occurred outside the scope of his employment.

Telemedicine’s Urgent Questions

With more buzz than proven capability around telemedicine, buyers should ask critical questions.

More Focus on the Road

More employers are taking formal steps toward addressing the workplace cost of distracted driving.

Injured Worker Wins Settlement From Employer

A judge ruled an employer erred when it terminated an injured worker’s benefits because he failed to report proceeds from the sale of a horse.