Workers' Comp Playbook Workplace injuries introduce a moment of disruption that requires clear and coordinated communication across an organization. Employees, supervisors, human resources professionals, safety leaders, and claims partners all become involved in the process […]

Workers' Comp Playbook Language carries more influence in workers’ compensation conversations than many leaders recognize. The words spoken when an employee reports an injury often become the foundation for how the entire claim is experienced. […]

Workers' Comp Playbook A workplace injury introduces a moment that carries more influence than many organizations realize. The first interaction between a supervisor and an injured employee establishes the emotional tone that will follow the claim forward. […]

BASIC RULE Workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive remedy for injuries that arise out of employment and occur in the course of employment. KRS 342.690(1). This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in […]

Workers' Comp Playbook The 48 hours following a workplace injury influence claim direction more than many organizations realize. During this short window, employees form early interpretations about how they will be treated, what recovery might […]

What Do You Think? To fall under the workers’ compensation act, a Virginia employer must have three or more employees. But does that include subcontractors, or workers who are only involved on projects for short […]

Conference Insights When it comes to challenges workers face as they attempt to make their way back to work after an injury, there are many points along the way where an employer’s actions can make […]

What Do You Think? To obtain compensation for an occupational disease, an employee has to show that she had the condition and that her job caused it. A case involving an emergency dispatcher highlights the […]