A federal judge on Friday tossed out a suit involving two insurers battling over who is liable for an accident involving an injured worker who suffered grave, secondary injuries while being transported for medical care by a third party.

The ranks of U.S. millennials — those between the ages of 22 and 37 as of 2018 — are projected to swell to 73 million this year, overtaking baby boomers as the largest U.S. population group. But that doesn’t necessarily mean employers will be seeing more of them in the office.

Esteban Rubio said he has been repairing roofs for more than three decades. He thought a roof in a Wellington subdivision Tuesday was going to be his last.

Workers compensation systems within each state were set up as the exclusive remedy for work injuries. As part of that system, employees generally give up the right to sue their employers in tort (such as for negligence), and they instead receive workers compensation benefits for work injuries or occupational diseases that arise out of and in the course of their employment, where fault becomes largely irrelevant.

Claims closure projects aren’t a simple matter, but they’re well worth the effort. By closing claims that are 20-30 years old, companies are often able to settle for less than the case reserve and save on any future incurred but not reported (IBNR) costs associated with a particular case.

Earlier this week we discussed the concept of “caseload caps” for adjusters and claims handlers who manage workers’ compensation injury cases. It was a topic that produced a decent amount of comment activity, both within this blog, on LinkedIn and elsewhere.

This fall at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo, learn more about how to help workers with amputation injuries, without spending more than you need to for optimal care.

Merriam Webster defines “courage” as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. The easy way to litigate is to react to catalysts from outside sources, such as the court, opposing counsel or a medical emergency.

It was one of the more controversial suggestions to come out of a recent Hot Seat Webinar that was held July 9th. The topic was “Delays in Treatment for Compensable Workers’ Comp Claims,” and the guests joining Judge David Langham and myself were Kentucky Commissioner Bob Swisher and Florida attorney Rosemary Eure.

There’s been lots of talk about medical marijuana as a safe alternative to opioids for the treatment of chronic pain, a common diagnosis among workers’ compensation patients.

Summer is the time to load up on food that’s best consumed outdoors in locations that are sometimes off-limits the rest of the year — think hotdogs at a ballpark or ice-cream on a scoop shop’s patio. However, while some restaurants might see a spike in customers during these months, they also face increased workers’ comp-related risks.

The death of a 3-year-old boy yesterday in Rochester, NY was a tragic accident; one that has both potential workers’ compensation and tort liabilities for the owner of the business where he died. Authorities say he fell into an unsecured grease trap behind a Tim Horton’s Restaurant.

Insurtech, an umbrella term that refers to everything from wearable safety technology to software and the Internet of Things (IoT), is driving innovation across the workers’ compensation sector.

Getting the best outcomes for injured workers involves much more than just treating the actual injury. Their recoveries depend on a variety of additional factors; such as whether they have access to healthy food and clean water, their ability to travel to medical appointments and the extent of support they have.

In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a compensable injury, workers’ compensation insurance carriers also expend considerable dollars for case management costs, medical bill audit fees, rehabilitation benefits, nurse case worker fees, and the like.