I know – who woulda believed it? Nothing like an end-of-the-year deadline and a looming change of power in the House of Representatives to motivate elected officials. Here are the big items and what it […]

In the darkness of a deep December night, he sat bolt upright in bed, startled by a disturbing dream. In it, he saw sunflowers against an azure sky, weary children with innocent eyes, tearful embraces, […]

Chattanooga, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s generally understood that eating chicken soup is not a viable replacement for emergency medical intervention when one is on the brink of heart failure. Still, according to the children of […]

While workers’ comp payers invest considerable resources to manage and settle claims, they don’t always prepare Medicare-eligible injured workers for life after settlement. These patients have usually been in the workers’ comp system for several […]

Allentown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) –- In Pennsylvania, an employee who is injured on his way to receive medical treatment for a work-related injury may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits.   But what if the employee is […]

Leave it to some misguided folks in the California legislature to come up with solutions to non-problems, solutions that will do more harm than good. That’s just what AB1127 does…shortening the time period for employers […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) – When an employee who asks for time off because of a mental health or medical condition doesn’t mention FMLA, the employer should ask questions to see if FMLA might apply. The […]

Our complex global economy is fraught with uncertainty. Companies today must contend with numerous factors beyond their control that jeopardize their ability to conduct business as usual. The past few years have brought new levels […]