Featured Columnist: Peter Rousmaniere
Thursday, October 6, 2016
- National
- Topic: Top
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 »
The workers’ compensation industry has acquired an appetite for public self-criticism. It searches for ways to renew or replace old practices. For many and often… 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 »
A just released report says that surveyed injured workers are mostly satisfied with their medical care. When you look closely at the report, you find… 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 »
Most injured workers recover from injury, but some do not. The failures are more interesting. But it is hard to find a useful analysis of why… 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 »
Richard Victor retires this month as president and chief executive officer of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, bringing to a close 32 years of honest… 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 »
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