Editor's Forum

In today’s issue of WorkCompRecap we announce a new leader, and the publishing of their new post in WorkCompWire’s exclusive “Leaders Speak” section! Leaders Speak features leaders from the Workers’ Compensation Industry, and focuses on issues that are timely, relevant, and thought provoking. Are you ready?? Find out who our new featured leader is right… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 5 Exoskeleton and Exosuit Highlights from 2021 Risk & Insurance Georgia Governor Wants to Pay off $150 Million State Workers’ Comp Backlog Insurance Journal As a Man Thinketh, So Is His Return to Work Success ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features RAND Corporation’s recent release of a new Perspectives Report that examines policymakers’ initial efforts and reasoning around enabling access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees who are required to work outside their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also takes a look at the potential impact on workers, employers,… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new study from Ametros that found over 34,000 claims per year were denied to Medicare beneficiaries’ post-settlement because Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) funds were responsible for the payments. Ametros noted that some in the industry have questioned whether Medicare ever denies claims, it aimed… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 3 Emerging and Future Trends in Workers’ Compensation Risk & Insurance Workers’ Comp Intake Shouldn’t Be a Doctor’s Nightmare.  Risk & Insurance Workers Compensation Self Insureds – Often Ignored Puzzle Piece ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the National Safety Council’s recent review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on workplace fatalities for 2020, which found that worker deaths decreased by 10.7% in 2020. The NSC noted that while the 2020 figure of 4,764 fatalities was the lowest annual number of workplace injury deaths since… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 4 Ways to Manage Medical Supply Chain Disruption in Workers’ Comp Risk & Insurance Why Your Organization Needs a Workers’ Compensation Employee Advocate Carrier Chronicles Effective Management of Service Providers to Reduce Workers’ Comp Costs ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features NCCI’s recent release of a new Insights report that examines the top workers compensation legislative trends from 2021 and considers what’s on the horizon for the upcoming year. Key items for examination included whether there are new trends in COVID-19 workers’ comp legislation; the future of worker status/classification, including other… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. 20 Issues to Watch in 2022 – Part I Carrier Chronicles Online tool designed to identify ‘the right places’ to use workplace exoskeletons Safety + Health Magazine Prepare Your Post Injury Checklist ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside… [Read more]

In today’s issue of WorkCompRecap we announce a new leader, and the publishing of their new post in WorkCompWire’s exclusive “Leaders Speak” section! Leaders Speak features leaders from the Workers’ Compensation Industry, and focuses on issues that are timely, relevant, and thought provoking. Are you ready?? Find out who our new featured leader is right… [Read more]