Expert Analysis

In workers’ compensation, there seem to be differing opinions around who’s really in charge of return to work.  The answer becomes clearer when you consider who ultimately must make the decision to return to work.  […]

There are many different life situations facing parents. One of the most rewarding and challenging is the balancing act of raising children while meeting work responsibilities.  The fundamental obligation of a parent is to make sure […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and other researchers put that number much higher, around 110 million. Additionally, 7.4 percent of people with chronic […]

Whether or not to submit has through the years been touted as the main event at dozens of national conferences and seminars, promoting these sessions like MSP cage-match battles, pitting experts against one another in […]

When managing claims operations. It is good to send out regular "reminders" to the claims staff.  Here is a starter list.  Some of these are intended for supervisors and managers.  Most are for the entire staff.  Not all are […]

On February 18, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding scenarios in which Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for noncompliance with MMSEA Section 111 reporting could […]

Editors Note: Mr. Zachry's "Simple Concepts" Series will be the subject of the next WorkersCompensation.com Hot Seat Webinar, scheduled for 1 PM Eastern, March 1, 2022. Registration will be open soon! _____________________________________ Every employer has […]

Transitional duty is defined as a temporary assignment to a modified (schedule, job tasks) version of one’s regular job or even reassignment to another position while recovering from injury or illness with the goal of […]