An award-winning leading workers compensation technical blog written by James J Moore that covers all aspects of voluntary market and self-insured costs.
Pandemic Effect End Date – Later Than You Think When do/did all Workers Comp policies contain a pandemic effect end date? J&L has surprisingly received
California’s WCIRB Changes Rating Info For Certain Industries The WCIRB changes Rating Info effective September 1, 2025, including eliminating, changing, and adding Classification Codes. The
Workers Comp Closed Claim Review – Necessary Task – See Why An easy task that any insured can perform is the closed claim review. Why
Reopened Closed Claims Status – The Silent Wrecker – Trust Me The Reopened Closed Claims Status can quietly ruin what was a good workers comp
Kids Chance – A Great Charitable Organization Two Weeks Ago, the popularity of the video about Lucy, the heavily disabled (or is she really?) teenager
NCCI Provides Monthly Workers Comp Medical Inflation Insights Report – Correction Could NCCI help adjusters set long-term reserves? Check out their report on Workers Comp
Disability Level and Lucy The Piano Player Are there exceptions to the disability level covered in my last article? OK, take 15 minutes to see
Workers Comp Disability Levels – A Quick Review One of our weekly newsletter readers (thanks for reading) had emailed in this question last week on
Does This Study Prove Overworked Claims Adjusters Exist? Is this a sign of overworked claims adjusters, or did I incorrectly interpret one of the main
Adjusters, Risk Managers, and Safety – WCRI Shocking Back Injury Numbers I recently read through a WCRI (Workers Comp Research Institute) article that should cause
Third IRS Rule for Independent Subcontractor Determination Yesterday, after discussing independent subcontractor determination with a client employer, I wrote this article covering remote workers. As
Remote Independent Contractors Test Same as Jobsite How does an employer know if their remote independent contractors are not considered employees? One of the most
