It’s time we take a brief respite from the herky jerky everyday world of workers’ compensation, and look at some other employment related stories that remind us how ridiculous the world in which we live, […]
Today, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, is my last official day as CEO of WorkersCompensation.com. After almost 23 years I am leaving the company I helped found, and am saying farewell to a team of associates […]
With record low unemployment, the “great resignation,” and staffing shortages almost everywhere, the timing of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s rollout of a new Return to Work program could not be better. Called “Return […]
Another cutting-edge health study has been published, and unlike so many we have generally lampooned here in the past, this one may have some merit when it comes to determining the condition of one’s health. […]
At the California Coalition of Workers’ Compensation Conference in Anaheim a couple of weeks back, one of the presenters made a comment that resonated with me. The topic was related to innovative claims management practices […]
Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, as can other mistakes in the workplace. A recent minor mishap reminded me that when an error or accident occurs, the best thing you can do […]
We have written before about the misaligned incentives often found in workers’ compensation. I have referred to it as “treating injured workers for fun and profit,” reflecting situations where actions and processes are applied that may not […]
Late last year, after my second knee replacement surgery, I wrote about my early experiences with the Plethy Recupe© system. Plethy Recupe provides “easy to follow personalized at-home care programs for all musculoskeletal conditions with recovery metrics.” Recupe […]