The $750 Line Holds

CMS freezes its Medicare recovery threshold for 2027, the eleventh straight year at $750, while inflation quietly shrinks its value and the hard workers' compensation questions sit above the line.

Prevention Is the Premium

A Yakima County death linked to infected dairy cows shows why bird flu prevention must begin before claims.

Loper Bright Loses Its Reach

A Harvard Law Review Foreword shows why beating CMS on set-asides may help only one claimant.

One Payer, Fifty Systems

A Democratic Congress revives Medicare for All, yet the bill still holds workers' compensation liable for treatment.

Right Result, Wrong Clock

An injured worker can win the statute-of-limitations argument and still lose the case. That is the lesson of Tighe v. Tighe Landscape Design, Inc., No. A-0915-24, 2026 WL 3298223 (App. Div. Nov. 2, 2026) (unpublished). The Appellate Division held that the judge of compensation measured a reopener against the wrong limitations clock, then affirmed the dismissal anyway because the petitioner never proved his disability had worsened.

Premiums Fall, Benefits Rise

New Jersey employers will pay 1.9% less for workers' compensation coverage in 2027, while injured workers receive modest benefit gains and a frozen floor.

The Statehouse Wave Arrives

A Democratic landslide reshapes the outlook for workers' compensation, workers' rights, and workplace safety.