“Fast-emerging” large workers' compensation claims, or those reaching $1 million or an applicable threshold in incurred losses within roughly two years of injury, now make
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Joint replacement surgeries are increasingly showing up in workers' compensation claims, with procedure rates rising steadily and recovery times stretching longer, according to findings released
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The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions on Wednesday opened nominations for its 10th annual NextGen Awards.
The association said the awards recognize
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U.S. private industry employers reported 2.5 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, a 3.1% decline from 2023 and the lowest total recorded since
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Roughly four in 10 lost-time workers' compensation claims involved at least one injectable drug or procedure within 24 months of injury, and costs for self-administered
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The Internal Revenue Service increased the standard mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile, increasing the amount employers in some states must reimburse injured
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A federal appellate court said an administrative law judge sufficiently explained the medical opinions and evidence that supported a finding that a worker was totally
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A federal appellate court ruled that the presumption under the Black Lung Benefits Act for coal miners who put in 15 or more years of
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The Workers Compensation Research Institute is hosting a webinar Jan. 15 to present findings from its recent study, "Psychosocial Factors and Functional Outcomes Following Physical
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Data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show the average workers' compensation Medicare set-aside amount has held steady, even as the number
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