Current economic and medical trends could have a huge impact on workers’ compensation insurance in the years to come. Some of the shifts may bring positive change, and some may create serious problems for the industry. Digitization – many

A research survey shows that in 2016 employers spent 7.6% less in workers’ compensation drug costs compared to 2015. More control over drugs such as powerful opioids, better integration with pharmacy benefits managers (PBM) and prescriber interventions are among

            In WCRI conference in Boston recently, experts urged the workers’ compensation professionals and public policymakers to turn their attention to the needs of injured workers and think of themselves more as players in a broader safety net. The

            A Jefferson County Circuit Judge in the case of Nora Clower v. CVS Caremark struck down Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act on May 8. The Circuit Judge found two provisions of the Act, the $220 a week cap on

The current emerging debate in the world of workers’ compensation today is whether the states should allow employers to opt out of workers’ compensation and develop their own workplace injury plans. The workers’ compensation experts all join in this

A Florida workers’ compensation reform bill that responds to the outcome of recent major workers’ compensation rulings in the state passed 7-1 Monday in the Florida Senate’s Committee on Banking and insurance. The bill amends Florida’s workers’ compensation law

Under Georgia law, employers that have regularly in service at least three employees are required to have workers’ compensation insurance in place.  The flat reading of the statute seems to be very straightforward. But the question is how do

New technologies are improving workers’ compensation programs in everything from communications and training to healthcare delivery and claims, according to experts. A market research leader identified several areas of workers’ comp that can benefit from technology: Communications with Employees.

Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 1 voted 171-1 voted to approve a piece of legislation for firefighters. The legislation is now being sent to the state Senate. The new bill requires “legally organized fire departments to carry

Recently a court in Arkansas ruled that the estate of a worker, Guy Hendrix, who died from an asbestos-related illness could not bring a civil suit against the workers’ former employer, even though the worker could not get a