A claim is not a collection of independent tasks. It evolves as medical reports, treatment updates, provider conversations, and claim notes change what matters next—sometimes in ways that aren't ...

Welcome to the 2026 Professional Reading List. I have produced this list since 2016 to provide resources for professionals Involved in Case Management, Care Coordination, Patient Advocacy, Nurse ...

Welcome to The Science Behind Workplace Injuries: Fall Safety Series, where we explore how seasonal conditions interact with human physiology, behavior, and workplace systems. Today, we examine cold ...

A worker who slips on a wet floor can usually point to the moment it happened. A worker who develops a respiratory condition after two years around a solvent cannot. Chemical exposure workers' ...

Every workers' compensation claim starts with a form. And when that form is wrong, incomplete, or outdated, the consequences ...

WHAT:NCCI reviews several thousand bills and regulations each year to identify themes that may impact the workers compensation system. The 2026 Legislative and Regulatory Trends Report ( and ...

For Miami dockworkers, back pain can be part of the job long before it becomes an obvious injury. Loading and unloading cargo can require repeated lifting, pulling, pushing, twisting, bending, and ...

Clay Clark has spent decades in civil litigation learning what happens when timing, strategy, and human behavior intersect. He is a partner with Clark, May, Price, Lawley & Paul, LLC in Birmingham, ...

Those familiar with workers' compensation know that fee schedules make a difference in costs -- and certainty regarding them. So, it's probably not surprising that 46 jurisdictions have nonhospital ...

Workers' compensation settlements can take many forms. Depending on the jurisdiction and claim circumstances, a settlement may resolve indemnity benefits while leaving medical benefits open, close ...

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigative Board (CSB) released its final report on the fatal August 11, 2025, explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant in Clairton, Pa. The ...

Can the cumulative stress of long hours and frequent work travel turn a worker’s fatal cardiac event into a compensable workers’ compensation claim? What if the worker already had significant heart ...