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Acute Low Back Pain: Be Careful what you Assume   Understanding Pain, Part 1 One of my physical therapy professors concluded a lecture by emphatically stating that the biggest piece of career advice he would impart […]

At its Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) in May 2025, NCCI presented the State of the Line Report—a comprehensive assessment of the workers compensation (WC) insurance line of business. The results presented in that report reflect the most current data available […]

On October 3, 2025, the Iowa Supreme Court, in Den Hartog Industries v. Dungan, considered the determination of workers compensation (WC) benefits when an employee suffers nonscheduled permanent partial disabilities and then voluntarily leaves the employment […]

Article 6 – The Attorney  Your organization thinks it has a leadership issue. Sales have been lagging for the past two quarters. The latest marketing promotion has fizzled without the dramatic impact that was expected. […]

NCCI's Countrywide Court Case Update highlights workers compensation (WC) appellate decisions monitored by NCCI's Legal Team in 2025. This edition covers important industry topics such as exclusive remedy, marijuana, attorney fees, first responder presumptions, COVID-19, […]

McKay v. Inalfa Roof Systems, Inc. et al., and the Fine Tuning of the Rycroft Defense By Bryce McCarter Introduction The Rycroft defense has long been considered a strong protection for employers handling workers’ compensation claims involving […]

By: Kim Radcliffe, DHA, MHA, PT, SVP, Apricus Product Management, Enlyte October is National Physical Therapy Month. A time to promote the benefits of physical therapy, recognize physical therapists, and emphasize the importance of physical […]

In early August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the jobs report for July. The economy added 73,000 new jobs from June in the initial estimate, slightly below expectations of around 100,000. In […]