How do adverse weather conditions affect work injuries and therefore workers compensation claims? In this report, we use NCCI data on workers compensation claims to show a relationship between injury frequency and weather. We expand […]

Climate & Comp Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the National Heat Strategy for 2024-2030 focused on coordinating heat planning, response and resilience. The federal interagency […]

Climate & Comp Fayetteville, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The recent death of a Fayetteville, N.C. postal worker is being investigated as heat-related. The death comes just months after the USPS was fined by OSHA for a […]

Orlando, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's become fairly well-known that as temperatures go up, so do workers' injuries. But the hazards aren't limited to hot days, as Anae Myers and Patrick Coate explained in Challenges for […]

Waltham, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The likelihood employees will be injured on the job increases as the temperature rises, a new study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute has found. The study, “Impact of Excessive Heat […]

Portage, MI (WorkersCompensation.com) – As a round of severe storms crossed the country this week, employees scrambled for shelter.   Employment attorneys say employers are caught in the cross-hairs when it comes to protecting employees during […]

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – For five years, workers have been waiting for California officials to address heat protection for indoor workers during extreme heat, and now officials seem poised to act. The California Division of […]

Phoenix, AZ - Earlier this year, the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) hosted a seminal conference that provided a platform for an enlightening discussion on an increasingly intricate issue: the intersection of climate change and […]