California COVID Presumption Law Creates New Data Tracking Burdens October 8, 2020 By Jim Sams A California law enacted last month that eases the path to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19 will...
Meatpackers Deny Workers Benefits For Covid-19 Deaths, Illnesses September 29, 2020 By Tom Hals and Tom Polansek Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA’s slaughterhouse in Greeley,...
Report Shows Insurers Recognizing ‘Mega’ Claims More Quickly August 26, 2020 The share of “mega” workers’ compensation claims — those expected to cost $3 million or more — climbed steadily since...
Viewpoint: Using AI to Identify Work Comp Fraud Related to COVID-19 August 8, 2020 By Gregory Johnson As employees return to work after the COVID-19 crisis has subsided, insurers and employers will likely experience a surge in...
COVID-19 a Growing Share of Shrinking Work Comp Claims in 2 States August 3, 2020 By Jim Sams COVID-19 has become a large chunk of a dwindling number of workers’ compensation claims in Florida and California, limited data...
Report: 2,866 COVID Claims, 48 Deaths Among Federal Workers July 29, 2020 By Ashraf Khalil WASHINGTON — Nearly 3,000 federal workers have filed compensation claims for having contracted COVID-19 on the job, a number that...
Economist Says COVID-19 Likely to Strip Profits Out of Work Comp July 24, 2020 By Jim Sams The workers’ compensation line is unlikely to generate a profit this year and may not recover in 2021, an insurance...
Court Rejects Extra Premiums For Carrier That Paid Exempt Claims July 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A workers’ compensation insurer cannot charge an employer an extra $1.7 million in premiums for the risk presented by employees...
No Guarantee of Workers’ Comp Benefits For Essential Workers July 13, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Lauded for their service and hailed as everyday heroes, essential workers who get the coronavirus on the job...
Injured Workers Pharmacy Paying $11M to Settle Complaint June 30, 2020 A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business...