Artificial intelligence [AI] opens new frontiers for workers’ compensation law firms and insurance companies. Last week, Google announced n...

Privacy issues have arisen as employers throughout the U.S. are mandating and/or encouraging COVID vaccinations. The U.S. Department of Heal...

Artificial intelligence [AI] is the new challenging frontier in the administration of workers’ compensation benefits. While there are cost ...

Plaintiff in mesothelioma case sought production of defendant's (Union Carbide Corp) employees' workers' compensation claim reco...

A defense firm, that had a “custom” of seeking unlimited medical discovery in workers’ compensation claims, was barred from utilizing that ...

A major workers’ compensation insurance carrier is planning to “tag” workers with individual movement trackers in the name of safety. Priva...

Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from American Association for Justice CEO Linda Lipsen on today’s markup of the Furthering ...

Today's post is shared from the NYTimes.com  What would happen if all workers' compensation patients had access to all their trea...

Social Media Landscape (Photo credit: fredcavazza ) If you have a pending workers' compensation claim many believe that y...

Genetic testing of employees has been a concern of legislators over the last decade. Just when, one thinks the problem is contained, techn...

Confidentiality has been the hallmark of Workers' Compensation since the inception of the program. Has been challenged federally ...

Today's post was shared by WCBlog and comes from bits.blogs.nytimes.com Karen Bleier/Agence France -Presse Getty Images Face...

Is it time to publicly merge workplace injury data with with health care delivery and re-engineer the system for greater efficiency. Preve...

The privacy of medical records is an essential component of the workers' compensation system. As the use of electronic records becomes...

Workers' compensation claims are often defined by whether the accident arose out of and in the course of the employment. New technology...

Medical records are a significant aspect of workers' compensation claims and storing them is a significant issue. As claims are filed an...

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed legislation that would have created a database of all Missourians who had filed for workers' compen...

The implementation of Affordable Care Act data collection regulations will include the collection of medical information concerning work rel...

Privacy, that was thought to be a paramount concern for individuals in workers' compensation, is now going away in Missouri. The Missour...