Climate Change Impacts Workers' Compensation Claims

By Stuart Colburn, Correspondent PHOENIX — Even former deniers acknowledge that climate change is impacting claim costs, preparation and handling, according to an interesting dialogue Carol Tele moderated with Jill Leonard of Louisiana and Jeff Rush from California during the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s 39th annual Issues & Research Conference. Louisiana is no stranger to weather events. And the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina proved instrumental when responding to other catastrophes such as COVID-19. Payers are now expected to issue c...