If you’ve ever been forced to miss work (and paychecks) because of an on-the-job injury, you’ve probably learned the hard way how precarious your family’s livelihood and quality of life can be. You’ve ...

Workers' compensation insurance is specialized insurance purchased by employers to provide medical care, disability compensation (indemnity) payments, and rehabilitation services for workers who are ...

Steve Duncan, who survived severe burns and a 60-foot fall in an oil refinery accident, is the kind of victim the workers’ compensation program was designed to help. But he’s also part of an ongoing ...

For years, California's massive workers' comp system was beset by rising costs to employers at the same time as declining benefits to workers. Then in 2012, reformers said "Enough". A look at the ...

The crisis in workers’ compensation is finally getting the attention of state legislators. More than 50 bills aimed at reining in workers’ comp costs have been introduced in the current session, and ...