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Okla. Top Court Rejects Indemnification as Way to Revive ‘Dual Capacity’ Doctrine
Okla. Top Court Rejects Indemnification as Way to Revive ‘Dual Capacity’ Doctrine

Tulsa, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Could an indemnity clause overcome a state's exclusive remedy provision to allow a negligence tort to go forward? That was the question before the Oklahoma Supreme Court in Knox v. Oklahoma […]
‘Vibecession’ Got You Down? You’re Not Alone, but the Economy isn’t Bad
‘Vibecession’ Got You Down? You’re Not Alone, but the Economy isn’t Bad

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you think we're headed in the wrong economic direction, you're in good company, as a good chunk of Americans agree with you. Over the past couple of years, as Stephen […]
Reporting Certificate Changes in Montana? Here’s What to Do
Reporting Certificate Changes in Montana? Here’s What to Do

Butte, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens with certificate changes in Montana? State law prescribes reporting steps, which are as follows: Certificate holders must report all changes to a certificate in writing to the department within […]
Is Generative AI Part of Your Workers’ Comp Processes? NCCI Session Says it Soon will Be
Is Generative AI Part of Your Workers’ Comp Processes? NCCI Session Says it Soon will Be

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's probably not much of an exaggeration to say that AI is everywhere, and the next phase that's taking the world -- and workers' compensation -- by storm is "generative AI." […]
What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries
What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Attendees at NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium this week heard multiple points of good news about the strength of workers' compensation, including the drop in frequency across all industry. However, one industry, […]
Climate & Comp: NCCI Session Spells out Hazards of Hot, Cold Weather
Climate & Comp: NCCI Session Spells out Hazards of Hot, Cold Weather

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's become fairly well-known that as temperatures go up, so do workers' injuries. But the hazards aren't limited to hot days, as Anae Myers and Patrick Coate explained in Challenges for […]
Wearables, Computer Vision Highlighted as Key Safety Tech at NCCI
Wearables, Computer Vision Highlighted as Key Safety Tech at NCCI

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When you think of personal protective equipment, you might think hardhats, vests, goggles, ear plugs, and the like. But according to a panel of experts at NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium Tuesday, […]
Iowa Top Court Clarifies that Vascular Disease Not Per Se Injury to Body as Whole
Iowa Top Court Clarifies that Vascular Disease Not Per Se Injury to Body as Whole

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In workers' compensation law, administrative bodies are tasked with applying case law precedent to the best of their interpretive abilities, but sometimes it leads to interpretations that need clearing up. […]