When you are hurt on the job in Illinois, you generally speaking have the right to choose your own doctor.  The insurance company can’t dictate who you treat with, but does have a right to […]

The SAWCA Annual Convention provides a rare opportunity for the workers’ compensation community to interact with workers’ compensation regulators and judges. Safety National’s Mark Walls provides his takeaways from this year’s event. Each year the […]

 An employer need not control every facet of a person's responsibilities for that person to be deemed an employee.  The Commissioner’s finding that East Bay did not supply sufficient information to prove the workers’ independence […]

Salt Lake City (WorkersCompensation.com) - WCF Insurance awarded scholarships today to 27 children and spouses of workers who lost their lives in work-related incidents. The scholarships are part of WCF’s Legacy of Learning program, which […]

Poughkeepsie,NY ( WorkersCompensation.com) - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jonathan Mellone, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Region of the Office of the Inspector General, […]

Chicago,IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - With the construction season in full swing, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and more than 10,000 voluntary employee members of the Associated General Contractors of Chicagoland are […]

Park Ridge,IL -(WorkersCompensation.com) -  SafetyFOCUS, the immersive education experience from the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), returns with a five-day fall session to help occupational safety and health professionals advance their careers and keep […]

Attorneys, the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is offering three presentations to satisfy your annual continuing education requirements on legal ethics at the Annual Educational Conference. This year, the conference will take place Monday, August 15, through Wednesday, […]