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, […]

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 […]

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are the leading cause of work-related fatalities and among the most expensive claims in the workers compensation system? Despite significant improvements in workplace safety over the past […]

Admissibility of Expert Medical Adviser (EMA) Opinions in Workers' Compensation Proceedings On September 3, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal of Florida, in Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. Thompson, considered for the first time whether […]

NCCI’s 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends provides an overview of developments affecting the workers compensation system in two parts: the Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report (Report) and two interactive navigation dashboards. ​Check out the 2025 Legislative and Regulatory Trends and NCCI’s full […]

We saw another disappointing jobs report with employment growth of just 22,000 in August. Backward revisions of the previous two months reduced employment estimates by 21,000 on net, with June now seeing a decline. At […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updates its reimbursement rules and rates for medical services each year. This report highlights the most relevant changes in the 2025 update and the potential impact on […]

Meaning of "Single Accidental Injury" When Calculating Attorney Fees On July 9, 2025, the Supreme Court of New Mexico, in Hanrahan v. State of New Mexico, interpreted the meaning of the phrase "single accidental injury" for […]