WHAT: NCCI provides updated results for 2021, as well as preliminary information for 2022. KEY INSIGHTS: WC 2021 Financial Results: WC Calendar Year 2021 private carrier net written premium (NWP) increased from 2020 by 0.5% to $38.2 billion […]

Nurse Advocate  As workers comp case managers, we all have that one case that allows us to believe in what we do. I had such a case a few years ago. I was assigned a […]

Ameribuilt Contractors appealed the workers' compensation judge's February 1, 2022 order rejecting a proposed settlement and disqualifying its assigned insurance counsel, Brown & Connery, LLP (B&C), on the basis of a perceived conflict between Ameribuilt's […]

There is an evolving nature of the employment relationship. I have written about “quiet quitting“ (September 2022). This essentially equates to the employee doing only what is required and lacking any ambition or even tolerance […]

Lakeland, FL (WorkersCompensation.com)–An employer need not eliminate a job’s essential function to accommodate a worker with a disability. But it may need to restructure the job. The customer service representative for a packing and manufacturing […]

A New Jersey Court of Appeals upheld an award for total disability workers' compensation benefits.  The injured worker suffered from bilateral carpal tunnel injuries. The 61-year-old punch press operator was deemed unable to work due to the […]

WHAT: As we emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, a labor shortage became apparent. To lure workers back to the workforce, wages needed to increase. As a result, all economic sectors have experienced wage growth, and lower-wage […]

Generally, only employees are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Independent contractors are not. The line between employee status and IC status is a blurry one. It can be particularly difficult when it comes to truck […]