The Appeals Board released an opinion yesterday, reiterating the fairly well-settled parameters of medical noncompliance in the Workers’ Compensation Law. The decision also held that trial judges have an obligation to scrutinize letters seeking expert […]

Empathy, noun, the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.    The workers’ compensation system was designed to restore the lives of humans who were injured during an unforeseen circumstance while at work. Helping […]

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) - CopperPoint Insurance Companies, a western-based super regional commercial insurance company, announced today that Monica S. Digilio has been appointed to the CopperPoint Insurance Company Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Ms. Digilio […]

Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Cal/OSHA posted fact sheets and updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) to reflect revisions adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on April 21, 2022. […]

An interview with Beth Burry, SVP, managed care operations In celebration of May being Nurses Month, we (virtually) sat down with Beth Burry to learn more about the important roles nurses play at Sedgwick. Tell us […]

It appears the California legislature is likely to approve a negotiated compromise that would revise limits on California medical malpractice claims. The bill, AB 35, would amend MICRA (the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of […]

WorkCompWire arrived yesterday with the news that new employees get injured much more often than their more-experienced colleagues. The Travelers provided the research, which confirmed  – and added more detail – to what we already (sort of) […]

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Indemnity benefits per claim increased 11 percent in 2020; two-thirds of this growth was driven by an increase in duration of temporary disability (about a week); a third of the growth […]