Workers' Compensation

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What’s Really Behind the Decline in Workers’ Comp Claim Rates?
Posted on 9 May 2015 by Thomas A. Robinson

New study suggests improved safety is only partially the answer given the considerable shift of care from workers’ comp to private insurance coverage Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., the Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation... Read More

Tags: MDSI , cost shifting , Union , private health insurance , economy , carpenters , upper extremity , workers compensation claims , construction industry , Workers compensation , musculoskeletal symptoms disorders and injuries , Washington state , knee disorders , workplace safety

Medical Costs Impact Workers’ Compensation Premiums Less Than Widely Believed
Posted on 14 Mar 2014 by John Stahl

It’s the Labor Market, Stupid A significant flaw regarding how many experts have analyzed factors that determined the economic costs of workers’ compensation insurance coverage was that these professionals limited their scope to the long... Read More

Tags: workers' compensation insurance , economy , medical fee schedules , unemployment , Workers' Compensation Research Institute , pill mills , WCRI

NCCI’s State of the Workers’ Compensation Line 2012: The Struggle Continues
Posted on 25 May 2012 by John Stahl

By John Stahl, Esq. The State of the Workers’ Compensation Line 2012 presentation at the National Council on Compensation Insurance Holdings. Inc.’s , (NCCI) 2012 Annual Issue Symposium discussed trends in workers’ compensation insurance... Read More

Tags: underwriting , State of the Workers Compensation Line , economy , claims frequency , lost-time claims , recession , John Stahl , workers' compensation premiums , medical costs , residual market , NCCI

Big doings in Delaware: The DE Supreme Court looking to objectively define "reasonable job search" and create a presumption on the issue of "displaced worker"?
Posted on 4 Feb 2011 by Cassandra Roberts

Today is my birthday post. A big shout out to my Mom (we call her the Queen Mother) who gave me life several decades ago (and that's about all I have to say about my age). I love my life, my daughters, my husband and especially my new kitty (another... Read More

Tags: Cassandra Roberts , Larson's Workers' Compensation Law , economy , Delaware Detour & Frolic , inference , displaced worker , job search , unemployment rates , reasonable job search , Eugene Watson v. Wal-Mart Associates

NCCI’s State of the Workers’ Compensation Line 2012: The Struggle Continues
Posted on 25 May 2012 by John Stahl

By John Stahl, Esq. The State of the Workers’ Compensation Line 2012 presentation at the National Council on Compensation Insurance Holdings. Inc.’s , (NCCI) 2012 Annual Issue Symposium discussed trends in workers’ compensation insurance... Read More

Tags: underwriting , State of the Workers Compensation Line , economy , claims frequency , lost-time claims , recession , John Stahl , workers' compensation premiums , medical costs , residual market , NCCI