Is Social Insurance in Our Nation's Future?

The changing economy presents both new concepts and new challenges. Over 60% of today's

children will be employed in jobs that don't even exist now. An interesting article explores whether social insurance, of which workers' compensation is a part, will even exist the future.

The Plot Thickens As Uber Turns to Leasing Vehicles

Uber is about to change "the rules" yet again by now leasing vehicles to its drivers. While there is great uncertainty of how "employment status" will be interpreted going forward in the new sharing economy, one thing is for certain, the concept will continue to evolve and redefine the traditional workplace.

Reshaping Workers’ Compensation for the Sharing Economy

The most dramatic factor reshaping the future of workers’ compensation is the emergence of the sharing economy. Quietly over the decades, “work” has been dramatically influenced by the Millennial Generation. As the sharing generation reinvents the economy, the element of “trust” will have the most significant impact on the direction of social legislative programs, such as workers’ compensation.