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National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/23/2012)
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS WILG Symposium on 40th Anniversary of Nat'l Commission... Read More

A Healthier Workforce: The Hot Debate Over Employer Responsibility and Employee Incentives
Posted on 13 Aug 2015 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL LLC A Medicare set-aside (MSA) is sometimes like an exercise in accident reconstruction. And when the MSA gets ugly, as they frequently do, it is typically because of some factor other than the industrial... Read More

Workers’ Compensation and the Future: The Macro Versus the Micro View
Posted on 28 Mar 2018 by Deborah Kohl

By Deborah G. Kohl, Esq., Fall River, MA Over the past several weeks, practitioners in the field have been discussing what the workers’ compensation should or might look like in the future. For example, at one conference, an interesting discussion... Read More

Role of Age Regarding Workers’ Compensation May Be Exaggerated
Posted on 12 Nov 2012 by John Stahl

NCCI Suggests Younger and Older Employees’ Claims Are Comparable By John Stahl, Esq. Recent research by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc., (NCCI) questions the belief that the aging American workforce is at the eye of the... Read More

Thomas A. Robinson on 2011 Year in Review: Top 10 Issues in Workers’ Compensation Law
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by Thomas A. Robinson

In this LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis article, Thomas A. Robinson analyzes the top 10 workers’ compensation events for 2011, with an eye to the hot button issues for 2012. > You can purchase the article at the LexisNexis Bookstore . ... Read More

The Aging Workforce: How to Manage Workers’ Comp Costs for the Silver Bunch
Posted on 31 May 2014 by Karen C. Yotis

Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’ comp world. Here’s the story of an aging workforce... Read More

Workplace Wellness Programs Return on Investment and Implementation Tips
Posted on 3 Feb 2013 by Rebecca A. Shafer

By Rebecca A. Shafer, J.D., President, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. Michael Stack, Editor and Director of Operations, Amaxx LLC. Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D., LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations, LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Community... Read More

Thomas A. Robinson on 2011 Year in Review: Top 10 Issues in Workers’ Compensation Law
Posted on 31 Jan 2012 by Thomas A. Robinson

In this LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis article, Thomas A. Robinson analyzes the top 10 workers’ compensation events for 2011, with an eye to the hot button issues for 2012. > You can purchase the article at the LexisNexis Bookstore .... Read More

Role of Age Regarding Workers’ Compensation May Be Exaggerated
Posted on 12 Nov 2012 by John Stahl

NCCI Suggests Younger and Older Employees’ Claims Are Comparable By John Stahl, Esq. Recent research by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc., (NCCI) questions the belief that the aging American workforce is at the eye of the... Read More

Workplace Wellness Programs Return on Investment and Implementation Tips
Posted on 3 Feb 2013 by Rebecca A. Shafer

By Rebecca A. Shafer, J.D., President, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. Michael Stack, Editor and Director of Operations, Amaxx LLC. Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D., LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations, LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Community... Read More

Claims Expert, Eva LaBonte, Identifies Challenges Associated With America's Aging Workforce at National Workers' Comp Conference in Las Vegas
Posted on 3 Dec 2010 by Thomas A. Robinson

On November 11, 2010, Eva LaBonte, Risk and Benefits Analyst for Clean Water Services (Hillsboro, Oregon), presented an informative lecture entitled, "Will You Still Need Me When I'm 64? Workers' Comp for an Aging Workforce," at the... Read More

Aging of America's Workforce as Cost Driver in the Workers' Comp System
Posted on 14 Jul 2010 by Stuart D. Colburn

Stuart D. Colburn, a Shareholder of Downs Stanford in Austin, Texas, analyzes the impact of an aging workforce, one of the primary cost drivers in the workers’ compensation system. To view his slide presentation on this topic, click here . Next... Read More

CA: CHSWC Posts “Working Safer Or Just Working Longer?"
Posted on 7 Jan 2011 by workerscompensation.com

Oakland, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC) approved posting of the draft report “Working Safer or Just Working Longer? The Impact of an Aging Workforce on Occupational Injury and Illness... Read More

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/23/2012)
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS WILG Symposium on 40th Anniversary of Nat'l Commission... Read More