The Department of Labor issued a stinging report on Wednesday that, in effect, calls for a new federal commission to review how the state-based workers’ compensation… Read more »

Federal agencies say that dangerous misuse of opioids is getting worse. Informed workers’ comp professionals tell me that the situation is probably improving.

They are… Read more »

Last week, WorkCompCentral released a report, The Uncompensated Worker, that I authored. It is about how a work injury affects family finances. I applied several realistic… Read more »

When was the last time immigration was as controversial as it is now? Politicians with serious presidential aspirations have come to wink at xenophobia. It’s not just… Read more »

If a new occupational risk were to emerge to cripple workers and burden employers and insurers with tens of billions of dollars in costs, how… Read more »

Two sessions on opt out at the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference this month showed this movement is at a crossroads. The advocates can decide whether… Read more »