Longtime co-host Alan Pierce reflects on his 50 years in Workers’ Compensation law and advocating for the rights of injured workers.

People get hurt in unusual ways on the job. But as these strange cases demonstrate, it’s not always the employer’s fault.

HIPAA rules were designed to protect patients. But uncertainty and red tape can hamper your client’s access to records for workplace injuries.

In this insightful blog post, we delve into the significant and ongoing challenge of Long COVID in the realm of Workers' Compensation. Four years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Workers' Comp community continues to grapple with new understandings and implications of Long COVID for clients. The post provides a comprehensive exploration of how Long COVID affects workers, the evolving landscape of Workers' Compensation claims related to it, and what legal practitioners, employers, and employees need to know in this ever-changing scenario.

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the work landscape, introducing new complexities into the Workers' Compensation field. Legal expert Cathy Surbeck discusses the challenge of adapting existing legal structures to accommodate injuries sustained in remote or unconventional work settings. Such as telehealth and hybrid working models further complicate the path to recovery, necessitating innovative adaptations and a reassessment of traditional approaches to ensure comprehensive support for injured workers in these transformative times.

The WFCA will create all sorts of problems with unemployment insurance claims handling and more litigation over waiver enforceability. While it may not impact workers’ compensation directly, it will likely indirectly suppress workers’ compensation claims as employees may not believe they are covered even if they are

The report examines the role of industry and the government during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on workers including illness, deaths, and worker safety violations.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor issued a policy bulletin announcing changes by its Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs to assist federal firefighters with certain occupational illnesses by making it easier for claimants to file certain claims and improving transparency in how claims are processed.

With a career in state, federal, and nonprofit Workers’ Comp programs, guest Christopher Godfrey shares his concerns for a Worker’s Comp field in peril.