Accidentally by the IAIABC

Marketplace contractor bills made a big splash in the U.S. early in 2018. As discussion and awareness of the changing world of work grows, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh shares what you should know about these bills as we head into 2019 and likely more movement on legislation pertaining to gig workers.

Workers' compensation systems need a process to resolve disputes among stakeholders. This is necessary to promote fairness and balance. However, disputes can also create barriers - specifically for injured workers. The podcast reflects on the role judicial performance measures might play in identifying dispute drivers and improving system performance. In the end, it's the role of administrators to strengthen the core to result in better system balance.

Mental illness has touched us all in some way, but we often mask the pain we and those close to us endure. Why do we so often feel we cannot be honest about it? The stigma is real, and so is the impact. In her July "Accidentally" podcast, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh discusses the "masks" of mental illness, and what we as a society can do to de-stigmatize it.

How does workers’ compensation keep itself from being pulled into a black hole of isolation? In her June 2018 “Accidentally” podcast, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh discusses opportunities for collaboration and cooperation on issues such as employer compliance, misclassification, healthcare delivery, return to work, and safety and prevention to help us look outward and into the great beyond.

IAIABC Executive Director Jennifer Wolf Horejsh tells a personal story about how her family was confronted with pain and pain pills, and what she learned along the way that has helped clarify her view of opioids in the workers' compensation space. Listen to this month's IAIABC "Accidentally" podcast to hear more.

Air ambulance services have been a topic of growing debate and legal challenges in workers' compensation. ln her March 2018 "Accidentally" podcast, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh examines the recent history of air ambulance services in workers' compensation, current court cases addressing regulatory authority, and what happens from here.

Could universal coverage be the answer for workers' compensation? With injury frequency decreasing (good), premiums are decreasing as well (not good). But another thing that is happening is that with the rise in non-traditional work relationships, there will be fewer people covered by workers' compensation. So what if coverage were universal to workers, not just employees?

In her final "Accidentally" podcast of 2017, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh discusses how we as humans can keep our jobs in the midst of automation, robots, and artificial intelligence moving into today's, and tomorrow's, workplace.

Discussion of portable benefits is picking up steam around the workers' compensation industry. In her November 2017 "Accidentally" podcast, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh examines portable benefits including different program models, the questions portable benefits raise, and what impact they could have on workers' compensation.

A question many in the workers' compensation industry have heard in the last few years is, what are we doing to engage the next generation of leaders? The IAIABC's NextGen initiative sought to respond to that question. In her October 2017 "Accidentally" podcast, Jennifer Wolf Horejsh discusses NextGen and how sharing our stories and thinking differently about how the industry functions is critical to its future,