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Most of the 29 undocumented workers injured in New Hampshire who were surveyed had never heard of workers' comp, says a new report. The authors suggest increased worker education about the system and enhanced training is needed.

As more veterans return to work, employers can minimize their risk of liability for disability discrimination by being prepared for the unique challenges associated with accommodating post-traumatic stress disorder, according to an expert.

As veterans have returned home from Afghanistan and Iraq to a difficult job market, many have faced steep challenges in shifting from military to civilian life.

A unique recruitment program now includes more than 100 companies. Northrup Grumman developed its Injured Military Pursuing Assisted Career Transition program to provide career transition support to disabled military service members and their families.

In Vermont, a workers' compensation carrier cannot seek reimbursement from life insurance payments paid to a deceased worker's beneficiaries.

Employers looking to keep their employees off their short-term disability rolls may want to consider predictive analytics and stepped-up interventions. A new report from Cigna suggests the combination may reduce the incidence of STD among employees at high-risk of experiencing a disability in the next year.

Should drivers who can't meet a hearing standard be permitted to drive commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce? It's a question a federal agency is considering.

"There is growing evidence that an aging workforce has a far less negative impact on workers' compensation claim costs than might have been thought," suggests new research.

An injured worker who had spent most of a six-year period in a recliner taking methadone daily after a spine fusion now walks several miles a day, taught his son to fly fish, and returned to work. Another, a stressed-out invalid for most of a decade, had a medication tab upward of $10,000 a year and is now feeling optimistic, reducing her medications, and walking every day for exercise. A third was bed-bound for 10 years and prescribed 400 mg of morphine equivalents daily, but now does her own housework and shopping, exercises at the gym daily, and is largely pain-free.

Long-term workers' comp claimants who are still yearning for a better life are good candidates for the Maze-Masters program -- but claim files don't include that information, according to Dr. Jennifer Christian, president of Webility Corporation and founder of Maze-Masters.

Chronic pain, disability mind-set, and the upcoming ex-mod change are among the topics for breakout sessions at the National Worker's Compensation and Disability ConferenceŽ and Expo.

In Wyoming, a worker cannot receive extended TTD benefits just because his claim was disputed.

If a worker withdrew from work due to an accident at her workplace, the New York Workers' Compensation Board is not required to infer that her post-accident loss of wages was due to physical limitations caused by the accident.

Thinking outside the box has helped make the Imperial Irrigation District's disability management program highly successful. One component, for example, is offering emotional help to employees who are suddenly homebound.

Since case management involves injured workers, it makes sense to include the employee in the process, right? That's part of the strategy behind a disability management program that's seeing the majority of injured workers return to employment.

The Department of Labor and Industries adopted rules establishing a statewide medical provider network and expanding Centers of Occupational Health Education.

"Financial incentives, coupled with care management support, can improve outcomes, prevent disability, and reduce costs for patients receiving occupational health care," concludes a new report.

An injured worker who is, or soon may become a Medicare beneficiary may need to have a Medicare set-aside created to assure Medicare's interests are taken into account. But not every workers' comp settlement requires a set-aside.

Complying with the requirements of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act continues to be a challenge for many in the workers' comp system.

A new survey makes a case for wellness programs among U.S. businesses. The report from Gallup translates self-reported comorbidities into actual dollars and cents.