Nearly all businesses with employees are required to have workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ comp covers medical expenses and lost wages when employees are injured on the job or develop a ...

February 15, 2024 - The objective of every workers' compensation system is to provide an injured worker with reasonable and necessary medical care and wage replacement while they recover from an ...

Workplace injuries are a reality for your business because workers can be injured while performing numerous tasks. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace ...

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 ...

Jose Antuna fell through a drain at a west suburban car wash where he worked and tore his meniscus in mid-November. The 40-year-old from Venezuela didn’t have a work permit at the time and was making ...

Employers, employees and insurance companies all play a role in the workers’ compensation claims process. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

July 6, 2022 - Workers' compensation is a "no-fault" insurance system that was established to provide benefits (medical care and lost wage benefits) to employees injured or who suffer illness or ...

Injured federal employees say their treatable injuries are at risk of progressing into lifelong disabilities because the workers' compensation program that covers their medical costs and procedures is ...