The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the American healthcare system, causing disruptions and driving rapid adaptations to care delivery. These developments are impacting workers’ comp in multiple...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the American healthcare system, causing disruptions and driving rapid adaptations to care delivery. These developments are impacting workers’ comp in multiple...
...independent contractors, depriving them of employee benefits, including workers' compensation. In fact, in the case of Lawson v Grubhub Inc., a U.S. District Court ruled that independent drivers were not company...
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) of California published Impact of Economic Downturn on California’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Frequency, a report documenting how COVID-19’s significant economic impacts have affected...
Mental health has become an important component of managing workers’ comp claims, making it crucial to keep track of larger mental health trends. The FDA issued a warning regarding the...
...from the workers’ comp system on long COVID claims. The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new report that examines the prevalence of long COVID within the workers’ comp...
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Committees (IAIABC) will hold their 2024 Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio from April 8-10, where committees and councils will discuss policy and administrative...
The FDA received reports of allergic-type reactions potentially related to sulfite-containing compounded drugs. FDA is alerting health care professionals, compounders and patients about the risk of potentially serious allergic-type reactions...
Risk & Insurance® magazine recently published an article on novel technologies applied to physical therapy programs in workers’ comp, and how they can improve injured worker recovery and lower costs....
...and priorities of the workers’ comp industry. The survey was conducted at the 2023 National Comp conference in Las Vegas from September 20 to 22 and online through the end...
Public support for marijuana is at an all-time high. What does this mean for workers’ comp? Learn when marijuana could appear in a claim, how legislation dictates marijuana use, what...
