Federal lawmakers are proposing to revise the definition of fire protection activities that qualify firefighters for the presumption that cancer arose from employment.

HR 10001,

The National Council on Compensation Insurance reported that medical inflation softened in June, but added that the trend is likely only temporary.

NCCI reported that

The National Council on Compensation Insurance said claim frequency in the health care, office and private education sectors is not following the same trend as

Travelers Cos. reported that 37% of workplace injuries occurred during a worker's first year on the job and that first-year injuries made up roughly 34%

The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions and the American Association of Payers, Administrators, and Networks' Pharmacy Benefit Manager Council are holding a

Midyear workers' compensation renewals remained favorable for employers nationally, but an increase in California advisory pure premium rates is raising concerns that claim severity and