Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I recently talked to a young man looking for an advocate/independent case manager to help him. He said he was a chronic pain patient after having undergone two unsuccessful back surgeries […]

WHAT: New NCCI research focuses on facility services and how they contribute to countrywide (CW) and regional WC facility cost trends. Facility services have been the biggest driver of increased medical costs for WC in […]

Workers’ compensation, general liability and auto liability lines have all fallen victim to a sharp increase in claims costs, directly affecting premium rates across the board. What determinants are creating such an uphill battle? Limits, […]

Marijuana use has become a grey area with varying state legalization colliding with a still federally-illegal tag. Additional job protections for medical marijuana use only further complicate policies, especially for employees working in safety-sensitive positions. […]

Barnhart v. Montana State Fund On December 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of Montana, in Barnhart v. Montana State Fund, clarified the permanent partial disability (PPD) benefit rate calculation for employees with concurrent jobs, holding that […]

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In most states, an employee cannot sue an employer in tort for an injury sustained at work. Instead, under the state’s worker’s compensation law, he would ordinarily be entitled only […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The FMLA excludes certain governmental employees from protection under its "personal staff" exemption.  The exemption excludes from FMLA protection an individual who is employed by a state, political subdivision of a […]

Join several independent bureaus and NCCI to discuss the recently completed Phase II Multibureau Evaluation of COVID-19 and the workers compensation system. The webinar will provide detailed insight into COVID-19-related claim characteristics and trends based on industry […]