A new, first-of-its-kind blood test may soon be commercially available to diagnose concussions, a condition that is a growing concern in workers’ comp.
San Diego-based
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It won't expire for another two years, but insurance groups and rate-makers already are warning about the impact on rates if the Terrorism Risk Insurance
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A group of small and mid-sized California businesses who say they fell victim to a sophisticated insurance scam involving the EquityComp and SolutionOne programs are
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While the workers’ comp industry has been successfully reducing the use of costly compounded medications, a new government report indicates that pharmacies and clinicians providing
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Texas firefighters and their attorneys are hoping the Legislature will close some gaps in the state's cancer presumption law that they say have made it easier for
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The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery is under new management as of July 1, following the departure of Carl Brakensiek, who had led
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A federal judge ordered Michael R. Drobot to appear in person for a hearing to determine whether he should be held in contempt for allegedly
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Federal prosecutors have announced a guilty plea and a settlement agreement in two more compounding pharmacy kickback schemes, one of which involved $400 million in
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Positive trends including downward loss development, accelerating claim settlement rates, and a drop in both pharmaceutical costs and new lien filings are continuing to drive
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A workers’ comp lost-time claim involving a head or brain injury costs on average about $70,000, but if the injury was sustained in a motor
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