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We have written before about the misaligned incentives often found in workers’ compensation. I have referred to it as “treating injured workers for fun and profit,” reflecting situations where actions and processes are applied that may not […]

The news has been covering the challenges of COVID-19 vaccination. There has been significant disagreement among populations regarding whether to receive the vaccination, whether to force it upon those who have thus far persistently declined […]

In yet another interesting example of judicial interpretation, the California Court of Appeal has concluded that bees are fish. How could we miss a headline like that? Of all sources, it showed up in my […]

 posted on the slaughter of kids and Black Americans a couple weeks ago; David Vittoria, Carisk’s Chief Behavioral Health Officer sent this in as a comment  – it is well worth your time. (lightly edited; highlights are mine. Carisk […]

Summary: Summer storm season is upon us, and small business owners need to take steps that ensure the safety of their commercial property. This article discusses the summer emergency preparedness measures businesses should take during the […]

One of the remedies available to injured workers who have been discharged in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim is a common law action. The failure to adequately plead a retaliation action in the […]

If you are a work comp payer, you don’t have to pay those ridiculous facility fees when care is delivered outside the hospital – at least not in Pennsylvania. That’s the decision rendered by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation […]

The DailyDot recently reported regarding a Tik Tok video about the lunch hour. It illustrated for me the way that our world is changing and reminded that people can have very different perspectives on things. The worker who […]