Editor's Forum

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features NCCI’s release of the second in its new series of reports on Inflation and Workers’ Compensation medical costs, which stakeholders indicate is one of the top-of-mind issues they’re facing. Part 1 explored medical cost trends across different types of medical services to further understand how the current inflationary environment is… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Insurers Do Not Have to Defend in Opioid Litigation, Federal Appeals Court Finds Insurance Journal Why hospital costs are going up Managed Care Matters Expecting the Unexpected in Work Comp – Part 2 ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features a bit from the broader employee health arena, with the National Safety Council’s highlighting of recent results from The Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s annual survey results, which found that one in four adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in… [Read more]

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Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the continuation of our “Leaders Speak” series with another installment from Heather Sanderson, Founder and President of Sanderson Firm PLLC. Read Heather’s new article at WorkCompWire now! If you missed Heather’s first post, “Workers’ Comp Claims with Medicare Beneficiaries Do Not Have to be Difficult and Costly” you can catch… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announcement of the results of a new first-of-its-kind study that found apprenticeship programs result in safer workers. The study by L&I’s Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program linked registered apprenticeship data with plumber certification information and then… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Workers’ Comp Claim for COVID Death Appealed, Court to Decide Next Steps Risk & Insurance Workers Comp Knowledge – Can You Pass The Test? J&L Risk Management Blog OSHA 101 Primer on Occupational Safety and Health Administration… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the TDI-DWC’s recent release of new analysis on COVID-19’s impact on the Texas workers’ compensation system with results as of early November. Key findings included that as of November 6, 2022, insurance carriers reported nearly 95,000 COVID-19 claims and 465 fatalities to DWC, half of which (50%) and slightly more… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Workers comp rates expected to keep falling Business Insurance If Over-the-Counter Meds Are Prolonging Pain, What Does This Mean for Workers’ Comp? Risk & Insurance Expecting the Unexpected in Work Comp ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note: These links lead… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the NSC’s recent statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ release of its annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary for 2021, which found an increase in workplace fatalities of 8.9% from 2020. The NSC called the increase “devastating”, noting that the data show a fatal occupational injury… [Read more]