When the Workplace Is Everywhere: The New Reality of Workers’ Comp Claims February 18, 2026 By Lorenzo Jackson Hybrid work is driving a new class of workers’ compensation risk—one that’s harder to verify, slower to resolve and increasingly...
Court Says Dunkin’ Cashier, Stabbed by Rapper, Can’t Claim More Than Workers’ Comp December 9, 2025 By William Rabb A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the...
Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability December 3, 2025 By William Rabb He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But he was in the course and scope of employment enough for...
Camera-Coaching Pilot Cut NYC Workers’ Compensation Claims December 1, 2025 A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety...
Study: Medical Costs Double in California Comp Claims Associated With Functional Restoration Programs September 16, 2025 Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims,...
Does Care Started by Advanced Practitioners Result in Different Workers’ Comp Outcomes? August 6, 2025 A newly released decade-long study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute indicates that claims initiated by nurse practitioners (NPs) and...
As Extreme Heat Scorches US, Employee Protections Stalled by Politics July 18, 2025 By Michele Hibbert Last year was the hottest on record, and the century-long warming trend shows no signs of slowing down. The impact...
Carrier Sanctioned for Pressing Workers’ Comp Claim it Had Denied July 11, 2025 By William Rabb What happens when an employer and its workers’ compensation insurer deny a claim, then face a wrongful-death tort suit, then...
Will Workers’ Comp Benefit from ‘Most-Favored-Nation’ Drug Pricing? May 27, 2025 By Brian Allen Earlier this month, President Trump teased a “big announcement” was coming, touting it as “one of the most important …...
Report: Oregon Worker’s Comp Claims Fell in 2023 from Previous Two Years May 8, 2025 Oregon worker’s compensation claims fell in 2023 from the previous two years, a report from the Oregon Department of Consumer...