Providing workers' compensation news, information, research, tools, education and training to the industry, our mission is to improve workers' comp. We cover state, national and international issues.
October 16th, 2024 by Tom Lynch On 19 September 1796, Philadelphia’s American Daily Advertiser published George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation. The Farewell Address was not meant to be given as a speech, but rather to be distributed to and read by Washington’s fellow citizens...
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Workers' Comp Risk Management Award for Excellence. News Highlights from the 2023 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference Patricia L. Harman|August 29, 2023 Education, recognition, reconnecting and giving back were just some of the hallmarks of this year's...
On Tuesday April 16, 2024, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a second webinar regarding the expansion of Section 111 Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Total Payment Obligation to Claimant (TPOC) reporting to include Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) inf...
At the heart of the 2024 National Comp conference in Las Vegas, Paradigm invited attendees to … What’s Your Why? A Collective Portrait of Purpose and Compassion at National Comp 2024Read More Part 1 of 3: Are You Sabotaging Your Return to Work Program-Hidden Policy Obstacles ...
NV Workers Comp Average Monthly Wage Update ByJason Weinstockon March 14, 2024Posted inAverage Monthly Wage Nevada Workers Compensation Law Update: Average Monthly Wage for Fiscal Year 2024 increases! ForFiscal Year 2024, which began on July 1, 2023, the maximum average monthly wage used to calc...
Workers Comp Bound for Conference Talks: Republican Leaders Hope to Keep Their Reform Proposals AliveSenate Democrats on Wednesday squashed an attempt to avoid aconference committee on workers'...By FrancisSmithJanice
Posted by Joe Paduda on Thursday, June 20th, 2024 |Comments We are finishing up our Annual Survey of Pharmacy Benefit Management in Workers’ Comp…here’s three findings from the 15+ we’ve done so far. 1)60% of respondents are reporting an increase in overall drug spend– with reasons...
Moreover on November 5, 2024, just a few months ago, the Appeals Board issued a significant panel decision inLatrice Reed v. County of San Bernardino. (2024 Cal. Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 69.) and admonished Mr. Ramirez who was the applicant attorney in that decision without imposing sanctions. ...
Only 10.6% of US workers are in unions, but the 140,000 railroad freight workers are among them. The workers have been without a contract for the last three years, and are deep in negotiations for a new one with the National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), the group representing ...