Holiday e-commerce sales are expected to grow over 15 percent from 2021, which means far more delivery demand. How can employers handle the pressures of peak season without compromising the safety of new drivers? Retail […]

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com)–Sometimes, a worker’s delay in reporting an injury can cast doubt on whether the injury is truly work-related—particularly, when the primary evidence is the worker’s testimony. But can the circumstances of an […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- From all of us at WorkersCompensation.com, we wish those who have served our country -- and their families -- a Happy Veterans' Day and offer our sincere thanks. It's also a […]

Ft. Wayne, IN (WorkersCompensation.com)—A supervisor’s negative comments about a worker exercising her FMLA rights is one the easiest ways for a company to trigger or perpetuate an FMLA retaliation lawsuit. While it was unclear at […]

WHAT: NCCI provides updated results for 2021, as well as preliminary information for 2022. KEY INSIGHTS: WC 2021 Financial Results: WC Calendar Year 2021 private carrier net written premium (NWP) increased from 2020 by 0.5% to $38.2 billion […]

Nurse Advocate  As workers comp case managers, we all have that one case that allows us to believe in what we do. I had such a case a few years ago. I was assigned a […]

Ameribuilt Contractors appealed the workers' compensation judge's February 1, 2022 order rejecting a proposed settlement and disqualifying its assigned insurance counsel, Brown & Connery, LLP (B&C), on the basis of a perceived conflict between Ameribuilt's […]

There is an evolving nature of the employment relationship. I have written about “quiet quitting“ (September 2022). This essentially equates to the employee doing only what is required and lacking any ambition or even tolerance […]