Matthews, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – In North Carolina, an employer may be able to defeat a workers’ compensation claim for an otherwise compensable injury by showing that a worker who was terminated for misconduct constructively refused suitable […]

Dutcher v. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services  On September 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of Nebraska, in Dutcher v. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, ruled that workers compensation (WC) exclusive remedy barred an employee’s wrongful termination […]

Ranking at Number 20 Validates Paradigm’s Commitment to Excellence and People-focused Culture Walnut Creek, CA – September 13, 2022 — Paradigm, the industry leader in solving catastrophic and complex health care challenges and improving lives, […]

The Workers Comp LinkedIn secret appears at the end of this article.  I used to be a geeky Systems Engineer in the 1980s. I usually post a Workers Comp LinkedIn article once per week.  This […]

With up to 40 percent of American workers reportedly experiencing chronic pain, exploration of new treatment options is on the rise. First-line treatments for chronic pain used to routinely involve opioids, but in today’s search […]

Commercial Repayment Center Portal (CRCP) Defense Submission Frequently Asked Questions Recently a change was made to the portal that allows CRCP users to associate defenses to the individual claims included in recovery demands. This more […]

By David Ring, MD PhD  Associate Dean for Comprehensive Care and Professor of Surgery & Psychiatry at University of Texas Dell Medical School ‍ The human mind is programmed to interpret a new pain as an injury, […]

Ergonomic principle can help your employees not only work safely and productively, but it also encourages health in their lives as well. The goal of ergonomics is to optimize how we work by designing a […]