Apr 26, 2022 | Trends, Workers' Compensation
The past two years have seen significant changes in the workforce. Even before the pandemic, companies were facing staffing shortages and recruitment issues. Now, as the pandemic continues, employees have come and gone in record numbers. In November 2021, 4.5 million...
Mar 8, 2022 | FELA, Insurance, Workers Comp Programs, Workers' Compensation
Almost all private employees in the United States can collect Workers’ Compensation insurance benefits if they are injured on the job. Railroad employees are the exception to the rule, as any job-related injuries are covered through The Federal Employers Liability Act...
Oct 21, 2021 | Insurance, Workers' Compensation
Company leaders are now faced with how to best respond to the recent announcement from the Biden administration requiring companies with more than 100 employees to require vaccines or adhere to regular testing policies across their workforce. Many Workers’...
Sep 23, 2021 | Submissions, WC, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Safety
The moment an employee is injured on the job, the clock starts ticking for them to alert their employer and begin the process of filing a Workers’ Compensation claim. In most states, the deadline to submit a Workers’ Compensation claim to a company’s insurance...
Sep 9, 2021 | Cannabis, Industry Update, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
Although most states have legalized THC usage in some form, businesses are stumbling through a cannabis policy haze as they try to sort out what changing regulations mean for insurance lines like Workers’ Compensation (WC). A recent study from the National Bureau of...