Injured workers self-reporting anxiety and depression increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers jumping “significantly” between 2019 and 2020 and not returning
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance is proposing to start including COVID-19 claims with accident dates on or after July 1 in experience rating calculations.
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The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group is hosting its 2023 longshore conference in New Orleans from March 24-25.
Christopher Godfrey
The
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ICW Group Insurance Cos. announced that Jan Mello joined the group of property and casualty carriers as vice president and head of human resources.
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions opened nominations for its sixth annual NextGen Awards.
IAIABC’s NextGen Awards recognize people under 40 who
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Attorneys general for six states petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to take swift action to implement national heat standards for indoor and outdoor
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The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network elected John P. Kane, vice president of strategy for Ametros, as its president.
John P. Kane
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Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. named David Speights vice president of analytics for its workers’ compensation division.
David Speights
Speights will work with
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Injured workers with low back pain whose injuries are covered by workers' compensation reported the lowest improvement in function following physical therapy compared to patients covered by all other
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Physical medicine cost was the largest driver of annual physician cost increases in workers’ compensation during the past decade, according to a new report from
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