Fragility to Resiliency: Addressing Mental Health in Comp Claims

Every human being has undergone an experience that has had a profound impact on them or served as a catalyst for them to rethink themselves.
July 16, 2021 Workers' Compensation

Automation Builds Trust & Improves Workers’ Comp Claim Outcomes

Workers’ compensation customers entrust their carrier to both take care of their injured employee and protect their company from financial harm. Each claim is unique, and workers’ comp claims adjusters often feel like they are expected to be jugglers or even magicians.
July 2, 2021 Workers' Compensation

Jacoby & Meyers Brand Allegedly Used by Lawyer Brokerage to Commit Insurance Fraud

From billboards to daytime TV, advertisements for the law firm of Jacoby & Meyers are inescapable. It can be difficult getting through a television show or sporting event without hitting a commercial for the 49-year-old law group, said to have 300 attorneys in 50 states.
June 16, 2021 Fraud Workers' Compensation California

Medical Marijuana Patient Fired for Using Cannabis, Lawsuit Claims

A medical marijuana patient is suing his former employer, claiming the company terminated his refinery job after he used prescribed cannabis while off the clock.
June 9, 2021 Litigation Workers' Compensation New Jersey

Gateway to Claims Transformation

The words ‘platform’ and ‘ecosystem’ are trending and in danger of becoming overused and losing their true meaning, but when used in the proper context they are powerful and highly relevant.
May 27, 2021 Auto Property Workers' Compensation

Firefighting Helicopter Crashes In Florida, No Survivors

At least one person died after a firefighting helicopter crashed Tuesday evening during a training exercise, officials say.
May 26, 2021 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation Florida

It’s Official: Legal Cannabis Results in Fewer Worker Injuries and Greater Productivity

A new study found that fears over an increase in workers’ comp injuries due to recreational cannabis legalization may be overblown.
May 20, 2021 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation

SAWCA and a Bold Step to Normalcy

Yesterday the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) announced that their Annual Conference scheduled for this summer would be an in-person event.
May 6, 2021 Workers' Compensation

Bring Certainty to Remote Injury Claims

The working world is changing. Even before COVID-19, remote work was gaining popularity. As employees sought greater flexibility and advances in telecommuting removed barriers, some employers offered work-from-home options as an incentive to attract and retain top talent, save money and sharpen their competitive edge.
May 3, 2021 Subrogation Workers' Compensation

Long-Haul COVID-19 Claims And WC

Over a year since the first shut down, and the windy road to a pre-pandemic world remains bumpy. For employers, this means responding to yet another COVID-19 occupational health concern arising from long-haul COVID-19 symptoms.
April 23, 2021 Workers' Compensation

Employers Deserve Cannabis Clarification From The Feds

The New Jersey Supreme Court just issued a decision that requires insurers and employers to reimburse injured workers for the use of medical marijuana. In the case, lawyers for an employer argued that reimbursing for medical marijuana would in effect be ‘aiding and abetting and conspiracy liability under federal law.’
April 19, 2021 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation

NJ Supreme Court Rules Company Must Cover Employee’s Medical Marijuana

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in favor of medical cannabis patients Tuesday, voting unanimously that a construction company must pay for an injured employee’s medical cannabis bills.
April 15, 2021 Workers' Compensation New Jersey

In The Legislative Silly Season, California Leads The Way

It is Spring across the nation. The season’s many familiar rituals, like flowers in the field, are in full bloom. Foliage is turning green, birds are singing, bees are humming, and State Legislatures are getting down to the task once again of ‘fixing’ their workers’ comp system.
April 14, 2021 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation California

Six Rescued, Several Missing After Boat Capsizes In Gulf of Mexico Storm

Six people were rescued near the coast of Louisiana after a commercial boat capsized about eight miles off Port Fourchon on the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Tuesday.
April 14, 2021 Marine Workers' Compensation Louisiana

National Comp Is BACK For 2021

National Comp — the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference — is back! After a year of challenges and uncertainties, what we know for sure sure is that National Comp is the place to be this October in Las Vegas.
April 13, 2021 Workers' Compensation
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