Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Since the first of the year, there have been 384 data breaches reported, with over 58.9 million patient records impacted. For third quarter, there have 59 reports filed so far, with […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The workers' compensation claims industry finds itself at a critical juncture, witnessing a fundamental transformation with far-reaching implications. Historically characterized by rigid legal compliance and a procedural approach, the industry has […]

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A variety of factors can influence the success of a worker’s FMLA retaliation claim, but they often revolve around timing, performance history, and supervisors’ reactions to the employee’s leave requests. […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – It appears payers in all aspects of healthcare have been under an increased amount of scrutiny and litigation against several large payers within the last year. The recent reports, paired with […]

Anchorage, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As a reminder, in Alaska, like other states, permanent partial impairment benefits are paid in addition to temporary disability benefits. The following chart highlights the PPI ins and outs in the […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With the enormous amount of data driving healthcare, the evaluation and processing of claims across claims platforms is an automated process. In fact, the large majority of claims are processed without […]

Port Everglades, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Authorities are investigated several events across the country that took the lives of workers on work sites. In Port Everglades, Fla., a worker fell off of a concrete terminal to […]

St. Louis, MO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's hard to say which definitions in state workers' compensation law are more important than others, but if you were going to start a short list of ones that were […]