WCMSA Gap Widens Dramatically

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its fiscal year 2025 statistics for Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs), revealing a striking trend that should concern workers' compensation professionals: the gap between what parties propose and what CMS recommends is at an all-time high.

Flu Season's Hidden Workers' Compensation Cost

As healthcare facilities across the nation report surging respiratory illness cases, the spotlight has turned once again to protecting those on the front lines of medicine. Recent surveillance data reveal a troubling trend: flu activity is increasing rapidly across the United States, with cases and hospitalizations rising by 78% and 53% respectively, in some states, while emergency department visits for influenza have more than doubled in certain regions.

Mass Layoffs Hit New Jersey

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act continues to serve as an early warning system for mass layoffs across New Jersey, and the 2025 data reveals troubling trends that demand attention from policymakers, business leaders, and workers alike.

Workers' Compensation Bar Prevails

The New Jersey Appellate Division affirms the exclusivity of workers' compensation in a workplace-fall case.

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Podcast: Chevron Falls: Workers' Compensation Survives

This podcast reviews the workers' compensation landscape one year after the US Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision, which struck down the Chevron defense.

New Jersey's Workplace Safety Wins

A data-driven examination of seven years of workers' compensation trends reveals encouraging progress—and work still needs to be done.