Every workers' compensation claim starts with a form. And when that form is wrong, incomplete, or outdated, the consequences ...

For Miami dockworkers, back pain can be part of the job long before it becomes an obvious injury. Loading and unloading cargo can require repeated lifting, pulling, pushing, twisting, bending, and ...

WHAT:NCCI reviews several thousand bills and regulations each year to identify themes that may impact the workers compensation system. The 2026 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report ( and ...

A medical provider can understand the injury and still lack a clear picture of the work awaiting the injured employee. Job titles rarely reveal the physical demands, cognitive pressure, environmental ...

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigative Board (CSB) released its final report on the fatal August 11, 2025, explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pa. The ...

Can adjusting a safety guard on a piece of equipment ever constitute an intentional act, thus exposing an employer to personal injury claims? A case involving a worker for a box manufacturer who lost ...

Pete Brefczynski, CPCU, AAI, AAI-M, ACS, AIC, AIC-M, AIM, AINS, AIO, AIS, ARe, ARM, ARM-P, AU, AU-M, SCLA, SPPA, has built a career by following opportunities to ...

Return-to-work does not begin when an injured worker is medically released to return to the job. It begins in the first hours and days after an injury, when trust, communication, and expectations are ...

Is an injury from a vaccine compensable even if the employer didn’t require staff to get vaccinated? What if the employer merely encouraged its staff to get vaccinated? Those questions arose in the ...

Every workers’ compensation claim develops through a series of questions. Some questions gather facts while others uncover fear, misunderstanding, functional concerns, or barriers that have remained ...

Workers' compensation waiting periods determine when an injured worker becomes eligible to receive temporary disability or wage-loss benefits after a work-related injury. The rules differ considerably ...

For those lucky enough to be in attendance at oral arguments before Florida's 1st District Court of Appeals as part of WCI, the Barrett v. Manatee County Sheriff's Office case touched on the Sunshine ...