We saved some of the best for last! The final day of the 70th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (August 23-26 in Orlando) includes two medical-related sessions. Read More 

The saga of Elsa Padgett and the question of the constitutionality of Florida's workers compensation law continues. The plaintiffs have asked the state Supreme Court to hear their case. Read More 

The children of former Motorola employees claim they developed serious birth defects because of toxic chemicals used to make semiconductor products in an Arizona facility. Read More 

The import of recent court decisions in Kentucky regarding temporary total disability will be to gut employer return-to-work programs. Read More

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 40.5 percent of the nation's workforce was comprised of adults ages 55 and older in 2012. Somebody is bound to get hurt. Read More

The families of killed or injured confidential informants improperly received millions in workers' compensation benefits from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read More  

Are you a business owner or worker struggling with the employee - independent contractor question? DOL's Wage and Hour Division is trying to help. Read More 

To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 500 words or less. Read More 

If you're using urgent care clinics for your injured workers, do you have to choose between fast and good? Read More 

C&S Wholesale Grocers had a written policy of firing employees who were injured in a "preventable accident" within their initial 90-day probationary period. New York's Attorney General investigated, and won big. Read More   

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Registration is now open for the 70th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference August 23-26 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
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