I attended the Comp Laude® Awards last week where, as you may have already read, I was honored with the Industry Leader Award for 2019. The Comp Laude® Awards program was started by the late David Depaolo, founder of workcompcentral. It was intended to help change the narrative around workers’ compensation, and to recognize and honor the…
Don't Be a Slime If You Can't Do the Time
As an employer, you have a legal as well as moral obligation to make sure that the people working for your benefit do so in as “safe and healthful” an environment as possible. When bosses routinely and intentionally ignore that principle, people get hurt. And sometimes they die. And there is evidence that the threat…
In Workers' Comp, Justice Ain't Cheap
A report yesterday by WorkersCompensation.com’s Liz Carey is a reminder that fighting for your rights in the world of workers’ compensation can be a lengthy and expensive process. In this case, it was an employer fighting for their right not to be saddled with benefit obligations that were no longer legally theirs. And while the end result…
But It Could Have Been a Really Big Pigeon
Not all workplace incidents end up as a workers’ compensation claim. Some don’t end up injuring anything other than one’s pride, and fortunately to date, pride is not yet something considered compensable in most states. That will probably change once first responders’ figure that out, but that is not the point of the discussion today.…
It's Termination Time. Send in the Clown.
A man in New Zealand, called into a meeting where he knew he would be getting fired, used an unusual tactic for the event. He hired a professional clown to sit in on the meeting with him. The clown’s primary function during the termination meeting was to blow up balloon animals and mime crying while the…
Dying with a Compensable Smile on Your Face
A story out of France has burned up the wires this week, and it is one that caught the attention of the US workers’ compensation industry. And for some reason, it seems people thought it is something I would want to write about. No less than four of my co-workers and associates forwarded the story…
Shouldn't I Be Able to Telecommute to a Telemedicine Summit?
I received an email yesterday encouraging me to register for and attend a “National Telemedicine Summit,” being held later this month in Las Vegas, NV. The email promised me the event would provide “Key Strategies to Revolutionize & Transform Healthcare Delivery, Optimize Quality Patient Care & Outcomes, Increase Accessibility, Enhance Data Analytics, and Reduce Costs!”…
We Will Never Forget – A 9/11 Tribute
Editors Note: We originally posted this tribute in the days following the 9/11 attack in 2001, and it was viewed here by tens of thousands of people. We have re-posted it for every 9/11 anniversary to honor those who perished, and to reaffirm our commitment to “never forget”. Bob’s story below was originally published in 2011…
Thank You and Some Comments About Best Blogs 2019
Last week we announced the winners of our 2019 Workers’ Comp Best Blogs contest. It is the fourth time we have run the program. This blog made the list once again, and, as I wrote after previous wins, while it might be suspicious that a guy who runs the company that holds the contest actually ends up…
An Article Written While Suffering Writer's Block
Editor’s Note: Sometime’s it is diificult to see the level of effort that goes into writing an article or blog post. We should note that Bob worked very hard on this article, and despite suffering what is widely known as “writer’s block,” managed to push through the pain. Many will likely label this his best…