An award-winning leading workers compensation technical blog written by James J Moore that covers all aspects of voluntary market and self-insured costs.
NCCI Labor Market Insights Report April 2026 – Sustained Volatility The NCCI Labor Market Insights Report for April 2026 was released this week. My interpretation
Self-Employed Contractor or Employee – IRS Provides Determination Assistance One of the questions J&L receives the most often covers whether or not a worker should
Workers Comp ABCs – Making Task Handling Easier The Workers Comp ABCs of task handling has saved me hours every week. A few weeks ago,
Workers Comp AI Slop = 50%? – Ways To Detect If you are OK with reading Workers Comp AI slop articles, no one can blame
Frequency Downturn Should Not Cause Workers Comp Claims Adjuster Reductions Every year for the last 20+ years, Workers Comp claims adjuster reductions have been recommended
BLS Says Recordable Injury and Illness Rates Set Record Earlier this week, the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) published its Annual Recordable Injury and Illness
2026 NCCI Annual Insights Symposium – Wait, Comp Is The Only Profitable Line? Find out why Dr. Bob Hartwig said that Workers’ Comp is the
Why Is Workers Comp Claims Alarm Clock Set For 48 Hours? Why does the Workers Comp claims alarm clock go off after 48 hours? Let
Expert Witness Conflict Checks – Resist The Temptation Over the last month, I had two situations where performing expert witness conflict checks resulted in my
Should Expert Witnesses Follow Progress of Cases? This question has come up a few times when discussing the merits of following a case’s development as
WCRI 2026 Annual Conference – Day 2 The WCRI 2026 Conference – Day 2 started with Dr. Bob Hartwig. He always covers so much in
2026 WCRI Annual Conference – Day 1 – Morning Sessions Thanks to WCRI and Andrew (WCRI Communications Director) for inviting me back to its 2026
