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What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries
What’s Up with Retail? NCCI Expert Looks at Frequency that Outpaces Other Industries

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Attendees at NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium this week heard multiple points of good news about the strength of workers' compensation, including the drop in frequency across all industry. However, one industry, […]
Understanding Horizontal Relationships in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling
Understanding Horizontal Relationships in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The relationship between claims adjusters and injured workers is vital to the workers' compensation process. Traditionally, this relationship has been hierarchical, with the claims adjuster having a significant amount of power […]
N.Y. Presumption Leads Court to Find Fall Happened in Course of Employment
N.Y. Presumption Leads Court to Find Fall Happened in Course of Employment

If a worker falls on the job, but no one saw what happened, what happens? The court in Bosque v. Prime Support Inc., 2024 WL 1774127 (N.Y. App. Div. 04/25/24) addressed the question, applying a […]
Officer Establishes PTSD from Assault by Man ‘Smoking Crack,’ ‘Getting Drunk with Tupac’
Officer Establishes PTSD from Assault by Man ‘Smoking Crack,’ ‘Getting Drunk with Tupac’

Verona, MS (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Is it quantity or quality that makes something better? According to the court in City of Verona v. Moffett, No. 2022-WC-0150-COA (Miss. Ct. App. 05/07/24), when it comes to medical evidence […]
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation, and civil litigation rewards the ability of one party to take advantage of […]
Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System
Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- One of the most important things nurse case managers can do when working with injured workers and their families is to help them set realistic expectations of the healthcare system. Before […]
Concentric Circles of Complexity in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Concentric Circles of Complexity in Workers’ Compensation Claims

Las Vegas, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference, held in the Fall of 2023 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, remains a highly attended event for workers' compensation industry professionals. The conference […]
Transforming the Claims Landscape—From Blame to Curiosity
Transforming the Claims Landscape—From Blame to Curiosity

Part Four of Seven Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the often complex and sensitive realm of workers' compensation, the tone and approach of claims adjusters can make or break the experience for the injured worker. […]