A worker with a broken wrist in a splint typing on their laptop. When workers are injured on the job, workers’ compensation programs help pay for medical care, lost wages, and even death benefits.

Workers’ compensation insurance pays lost wages and medical benefits to employees who develop work-related injuries or illnesses, regardless of fault.

Tom Mundy, president of Arleta aerospace supply firm Superior Thread Rolling Co., believes pending workers’ compensation reform will cut off fraudulent claims that are costing his company tens of ...

Employers in L.A. and throughout the state, already reeling from double-digit increases in workers’ comp premiums over the last two years, are bracing for a triple dose of rate hikes likely to drive ...

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 ...

Dec. 1—Correction: This story was updated Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at 7 p.m. to indicate workers' compensation insurance premiums were reduced for the ninth consecutive year, not month. Tennessee is ...

Sep. 10—Oregon employers, on average, will pay less for workers' compensation coverage in 2023, according to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). The decline in costs marks ...

Simply Business ranked states by workers' compensation insurance decreases, using National Academy of Social Insurance data from 2016 to 2020. - Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Simply Business ranked ...

Daniel Robinson is a writer based in Greenville, N.C. with expertise in auto insurance, loans, warranty options and more. Away from the keyboard, Daniel spends time with his wife and son, plays guitar ...