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...
New York Governor’s Proposed Regulatory Changes to Workers’ Comp Treatment April 23, 2025 By Robert W. Clark, Goldberg Segalla In her 2025 State of the State, Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined several proposals aimed at improving access to medical care...
Employee Whiffs on Workers’ Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury March 19, 2025 An employee who claims he injured his knee while swinging a club during an employer-sponsored TopGolf event has failed to...
Frito-Lay Employee’s Injury in Hoops Tourney Out of Bounds for Workers’ Comp March 5, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A forklift driver for Frito-Lay who injured his achilles tendon playing in a company basketball game is not covered by...
‘Old School’ Job Search Benefits Injured Worker in Lost Wages Claim February 10, 2025 A manufacturer and its workers compensation insurer thought an injured 60-year old service technician employee did not work hard enough...
2025 Claims Management: A Year of Transformation, Strict Regulations or Business-as-Usual? January 29, 2025 By Jeff Gurtcheff Driven by technological advancements, evolving workplace dynamics, and an ever-changing regulatory environment, significant shifts have emerged in how workers’ compensation...
California Workers’ Comp Public Self-Insured Losses Rise Despite Claim Volume Decline January 17, 2025 Increases in average medical payments and average indemnity payments drove public self-insureds’ total paid losses up last year even though...
He Saved the Chocolates But Lost His Workers’ Compensation Insurance January 2, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due...
Claim Frequency in California Workers’ Comp Higher in L.A. Area, Study Shows December 5, 2024 Claim frequency in California workers’ compensation remains significantly higher in the Los Angeles Basin than in the northern part of...