workers’ compensation News
OSHA Announces Penalty Reductions Can Be Offered to More Small Businesses
In an updated guidance that went into effect July 14, OSHA announced penalty reductions can apply to more employers. Penalty reductions of 70 percent that previously applied only to employers with 10 ...
Validating Mental Health Claims in Today’s Workforce
In recent years, there has been a surge in mental health awareness across the workers compensation landscape. These claims have become a higher priority for insurers with ...
OSHA Renews Emphasis on Preventing Amputations in Industrial Settings
OSHA has renewed and revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing amputations in the manufacturing industry. OSHA's new Severe Injury Report tool shows that there have been 24,635 ...
Workplace Severity Rises While Frequency Declines: Travelers
Changing workforce demographics are contributing to changes in injuries sustained at work, according to the 2025 Injury Impact Report by Travelers. As one of the country's largest workers' ...
OSHA Campaign Targets Backover Incidents in Construction
OSHA has launched a new initiative aimed at raising awareness to prevent backover incidents on construction sites. More than a quarter of backover incidents occur in construction, leading all ...
Workers Comp Report Shows Overall Scripts Down, While Migraine Meds Soar
Annual pharmacy benefit manager report shows increases in overall migraine medicine use by nearly 9 percent, while opioids drop by almost 8 percent. Part 1 of Enlyte's 2025 Drug Trends Report, issued ...
Workers Comp Premiums Fall 3% in 2024; Combined Ratio Holds at 86: NCCI
Workers compensation remained a healthy and profitable line in 2024, but claims severity grew with an increase of 6 percent for medical claim severity and 6 percent for indemnity claim severity. ...
At RIMS, Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers Comp Claims Trends
At last week's RIMS RISKWORLD conference in Chicago, two experts from risk and claims administration partner Sedgwick outlined a few key workers compensation trends worth ...
