Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

The Persecutor role within the Drama Triangle represents behaviors and attitudes that appear domineering, controlling, or overly critical when viewed through a workers’ compensation lens. Claims adjusters or employers might unintentionally step into this role […]

What Do You Think? Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee needs to point to a serious health condition to bring an FMLA interference claim. One case addresses the question of whether merely alleging that he […]

Case Management Focus Case Managers play an essential role in helping people engage in their care. In my practice, Storytelling allows me to share a story so the patient and their family can see a […]

Did you like the leadership series? Did you miss any of it? Good news. It's all in one place now, and that place is here. The Leadership Foundations in Workers' Compensation: A Guide to Transforming […]

Claims adjusters, injured workers, and employers play pivotal roles in the workers’ compensation recovery and claims process. Challenges often arise when interactions fall into what psychologist Stephen Karpman termed the Drama Triangle. This model explains […]

Burrillville, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A nurse’s union is speaking out about the work environment at a state-run facility, after a violent patient repeatedly attacked staff members. The allegations came after a nurse was allegedly attacked […]

Do You Know the Rule? Iowa’s workers’ compensation statute does not allow employees, or their surviving family members, to collect benefits when the employee, effectively, knowingly harmed himself. This is the willful-injury defense outlined in […]

Do You Know the Rule? In Ohio, an injured worker may obtain a VSSR award in addition to regular workers’ compensation benefits if the employer violated safety regulations.  An award for a VSSR is "a […]