Some may recall that I admire the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. I cited some of that wisdom in an earlier post regarding attorney’s fees. Beyond fees, Lincoln’s visionary insights into other matters ring as true today […]

Quick as in this won’t take up much of your time, and “‘quick” as in how fast NCCI has published useful data. NCCI’s Medical Indicators and Trends dashboard has been updated to include data up to […]

Technology has helped many industries survive the COVID-19 pandemic, and workers’ compensation is no exception. From spikes in telemedicine use to transitioning to virtual work environments, the industry was forced to digitize quicker than ever […]

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The leading conference in the workers compensation industry begins next Monday, May 9, with the opening of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Annual Issues Symposium (AIS). Nearly 900 […]

Halifax, NS (WorkersCompensation.com) - Nova Scotians spent less time off the job due to workplace injury in 2021 than the year before, but getting hurt at work still takes far too great a toll, accounting […]

Clairton, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A Pennsylvania manufacturer’s failure to provide guarding on a brick crushing machine ended in a 53-year-old worker suffering an arm amputation while operating the machine. A subsequent federal investigation at TYK […]

Comments from last week illustrated the substantial difference that the choices about physicians can make in workers’ compensation. This point was also made in a presentation at the recent IAIABC Forum.  Dr. James Talmage, a well-known […]

Sacramento, CA - Salvador Mendoza claimed a specific injury to the back, lower extremities, nervous system and psyche while employed as a stocker by Esparza Enterprises, Inc., on July 25, 2005. After a 2007 trial the WCJ issued […]