On June 10, 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, in Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health, Inc. v. Lester, explained the proper benefit apportionment method when a workers' compensation (WC) claimant has preexisting impairments to […]

WHAT: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates its reimbursement rules and rates for medical services each year.   This report highlights the 2024 changes to CMS fee schedules for the following service […]

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 […]

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." […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

WHAT: NCCI releases 2 new reports: Quarterly Economics Briefing – Q1 2024 [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com] and the latest edition of Labor Market Insights [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com]  [link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com] WHO: The report is authored by Executive Director & Senior Economist Stephen Cooper, and Economists Patrick Coate and […]