Getting ready for the workday. Going on a walk with family. Grocery shopping. Working out with a friend. These scenes are what many of us typically associate with a normal routine. But for injured workers, […]

We continue our look at how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact workers’ compensation. Our first entry in this series provided an update on the legislative landscape of workers’ compensation across the country.  Later this year, we […]

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced proposed increases in the maximum benefit rates for Workers’ Compensation for the calendar year 2023.   New 2023 RatesIn the new year, the maximum weekly […]

I am chagrinned to admit a variety of historical moments that I recall. Many things have occurred in my lifetime, and it bothers me more than a little that I am getting, as they say, […]

Falls from heights and on the same level when on working surfaces continue to be among the leading causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. Performing elevated work is no less hazardous when done infrequently […]

The Appeals Board heard oral arguments recently in Johnson v. Inspire Brands, d/b/a Blazin Wings, Inc, an interlocutory appeal of an expedited hearing order where the trial court, after weighing competing expert medical opinions, granted back surgery. […]

One of my favorite Workers Comp people in the workers comp industry forwarded me a link to download a copy of the 2021 Workers Comp Benchmarking Study. (c) Rising Medical Solutions – used with permission […]

Yesterday we kicked off Workers’ comp pharmacy week with a quick review of WCRI’s latest research. Today we’ll focus on our annual Survey of Pharmacy Benefit Management in Workers’ Compensation. We’ve been doing this for (gulp!) 19 […]