Dr. John Ruser, President & CEO of the Workers' Compensation Research Institute, joins host Bob Wilson to talk about the recent  successful WCRI annual conference as well as early results of some cutting edge research being conducted by his organization. And blind squirrels. They also talked about blind squirrels...

Colorado  Division of Workers' Compensation Director Paul Tauriello joins host Bob Wilson in this informative "Meet Your Regulator" episode of Straight Outta Workers' Comp. Tauriello discusses how he came to be Director, the challenges faced by his agency and industry, and highlights of their upcoming Educational Conference in Colorado Springs. Marijuana might also have been discussed - but we're not allowed to say...

Host Bob Wilson discusses some of the takeaways from the recent American Bar Association Mid-Winter Workers' Compensation Conference in New Orleans.  Reducing delays in compensable claims,  malfeasance, fraud, and the challenges of being a woman - make that the challenges of being a female attorney - Bob covers it all with his usual diplomatic flare. 

Host Bob Wilson expands on his thoughts over rebuttable presumptions and the risk they present to the "Grand Bargain" established with workers' compensation more than 100 years ago. From Covid to PTSD to Hamster Genitalia, you never knew presumptions could be so complex...

Abbie Hudgens, Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation, joins host Bob Wilson this week to discuss all things workers' comp; how she came to her position, the changes she has overseen, and an exciting new blog project she is undertaking.  She also opines on challenges she see's for the workers' compensation industry in the future, and manages to set Bob straight with the smoothest of southern charms. "It's just a word, Bob," which we believe is an alternate version of the famous southern phrase, "Bless your heart..."

Vickie Kennedy, Assistant Director of Insurance Services at Washington's Department of Labor and Industries, oversees all the workers' comp insurance operations as well as the self-insured programs within the state. She takes a few minutes with our host, Bob Wilson, to talk about her 50 years with the agency, as well as the vocational recovery and the future of the workers' compensation industry.

Judge David Langham, Deputy  Chief Judge of Florida's Office of Judges of Compensation Claims, joins us to talk about the current challenges facing the workers' compensation industry today.