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Going back to 2008, Massachusetts thought it had resolved the thorny issue of who exactly is an independent contractor and who is an employee. The state has been guided by a directive from the MA […]

WorkersCompensation.com President and CEO Bob Wilson’s recent ruminations on subrogation in Texas remind me that subrogation is a frequently misunderstood part of the work comp system. The general perception is this: When a worker is injured, […]

It was a slam dunk case: Chipotle senior managers had it all on tape: on December 29, 2014, there was Jeanette Ortiz, general manager for the Mexican Grill near the Fresno State campus, crouching in […]

That deafening roar you are not hearing is the workers’ comp system celebrating Mental Health Awareness month. In fact, when you mention mental health issues to employers and carriers, you’ll mostly hear mumbling about “predominant […]

The rise of the gig economy calls into question the fundamental nature of employment. Over the past 100 years, people who work for others (“employees”) have accrued a formidable array of benefits, ranging from fair […]

In the days before workers’ compensation first came to America in 1912, workers injured on the job had to sue their employers and prove negligence in order to receive compensation for their injuries. The tort […]