Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Learn how compensation for injured workers is determined, including wage replacement, medical benefits, disability ratings, ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Amputations led to some of the most expensive claims, costing nearly five times the average, followed by electric shock and multiple trauma injuries. The amount of time an employee spends in a ...

When orthopedic surgeons and other physicians take on workers’ compensation cases, they are routinely asked several questions that can be hard to answer and even off-putting, says John DiPaola, MD, an ...

A new study by Monash Public Health and Preventive Medicine has found that many injured workers develop a “secondary psychological injury” not from the original incident, but from prolonged ...

Con-way Truckload is one of a growing list of carriers that are requiring pre-employment agility testing for drivers. Con-way Truckload is one of a growing list of carriers that are requiring ...

Workers' comp insurers can contest coverage without risking immediate double damages lawsuits, a Michigan appeals court ruled this week in a significant Medicare reimbursement case.