Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Do You Know the Rule? In Oregon, the sole remedy for an employee injured during work is workers’ compensation. ORS 656.018. This is known as the “exclusive remedy” provision. There are exceptions to that rule, […]

Leadership Link The Issue: When Women Are Told They Are “Too” Something  Too loud.  Too bold.  Too sensitive.  Too ambitious.  Too emotional.  Too intense.  Women have been handed these labels for generations, often not as […]

Leadership Link The Issue: When Overthinking Blocks Our Brilliance  Overthinking is often mistaken for responsibility, thoughtfulness, or professionalism—especially in high-achieving women. We review decisions from every angle. We hesitate before speaking. We double-check, triple-confirm, and […]

What Do You Think? To recover for a mental injury, it must be caused by work-related stress that is truly unusual for the job in question. Because firefighters respond to a lot of difficult situations, […]

Safety at Work Port Orange, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A disgruntled customer allegedly opened fire on two Walgreens employees last week, one of four employee shootings across the country. Officials said 60-year-old Daniel Lee Asseff got […]

Leadership Link The Issue: Burnout Culture and the Disappearance of Joy at Work  In a world obsessed with productivity, optimization, and hustle, joy can feel like a luxury or, worse, a distraction. Many women in […]

NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium is just over the horizon, tackling issues across the industry, including motor vehicle accident claims, something Assistant Actuary Brian Stein will cover in his session, Driving Risk: Trends in Motor Vehicle Accidents. Stein […]

What Do You Think? Firefighting is a difficult and dangerous job. So, when a firefighter gets hurt at work, one assumes the injury occurred when he or she was heroically battling a dangerous conflagration–not when […]