California’s workers’ compensation system continues to experience moderate but persistent cost growth due to wage increases, labor market conditions, rising...
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Recovery times for injured workers are growing longer even as workplace injury rates decline, according to a new report from...
Pharmacy costs in workers’ compensation continue to climb sharply, despite years of formulary adoption, generic mandates and managed care. The...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is...
An employee has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after being injured when performing a “common courtesy” even though her employer...
Hybrid work is driving a new class of workers’ compensation risk—one that’s harder to verify, slower to resolve and increasingly...
A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the...
He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But he was in the course and scope of employment enough for...
A three-year pilot program using video surveillance and coaching at New York City construction sites led to enhanced job safety...
Claims associated with functional restoration programs in California’s workers’ compensation system averaged $234,003 total, 59% higher than matched non-FRP claims,...