California’s workers’ compensation needs more mental health treatment providers. A bill has now been introduced which may help address the problem. The bill is SB 1002 (Portantino). A link to the current bill text can be […]

History repeating itself is a sad and all too common occurrence in the safety world. Is there anything more tragic than well-known hazards causing multiple injuries over time? If we could only learn from our […]

Olympia, WA — Legislation that would restore Washington state regulations requiring employers to establish practices intended to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders was approved by the state House on Feb. 15. In 2003, Washington voters approved […]

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has announced that by operation of law regulation 36.7 will expire on February 18, 2022. (Government Code Section 11346.1) Regulation 36.7 provides a mechanism […]

When it comes to insurance companies that handle Illinois workers’ compensation claims, you have to know that no matter how you got injured or what your case is about, they are always looking for reasons […]

The WCRI 2022 Annual Conference will be back to in-person on March 16 – 17 at the Westin Copley Square in Boston, MA.  If you have not signed up, you should do so soon.  Let […]

Albuquerque, NM (WorkersCompensation.com) - Robert E. Doucette, Jr., was unanimously confirmed (31-0) to become the 10th Director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA) at a hearing on Friday, February 11, 2022. Doucette previously served as […]

Jersey City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, today announced that Scott G. Stephenson, Chairman, President and CEO of Verisk, will be retiring from the company following Verisk’s 2022 […]