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Plain-language guides to IMEs, impairment ratings, behavioral health assessment, treatment, and return-to-work support.

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ExplainerJuly 6, 2026

Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) in Workers' Compensation, Explained

What an IME is, who requests one, how the exam works, and what makes an IME report useful to everyone involved in a workers' compensation claim.

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ExplainerJune 8, 2026

Impairment Ratings in Workers' Comp: How They Work and Why They Matter

How permanent impairment ratings are determined, what the AMA Guides editions mean, and why rating quality matters to employers, carriers, and workers.

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GuideMay 25, 2026

Return-to-Work Assessments: Getting Employees Back Safely and Confidently

How return-to-work assessments support safe, timely transitions back to the job, and how employers can use them to build effective transitional duty.

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ExplainerMay 11, 2026

Psychological Evaluations in Workers' Compensation: When Mental Health Is Part of the Claim

When psychological evaluations belong in a workers' comp claim, what they assess, and why specialized behavioral health expertise changes report quality.

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GuideApril 27, 2026

How to Choose an IME Provider: A Checklist for Employers, Carriers, and TPAs

A practical checklist for selecting an IME partner: evaluator quality, documentation standards, referral coordination, and communication.

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GuideAugust 3, 2026

Employee Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's Guide

What employee mental health support actually involves: the business case, how benefits, EAPs, and workers' comp behavioral health differ, and where employers start.

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ExplainerAugust 3, 2026

When Does Workplace Stress Become a Compensable Workers' Comp Claim?

How workers' comp systems treat mental health claims: physical-mental, mental-physical, and mental-mental claims, what states require, and how evaluations decide them.

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GuideAugust 3, 2026

Return to Work After Psychological Injury: What Employers Should Know

How employers bring employees back after a psychological injury: fitness-for-duty evaluations, accommodations, graduated schedules, and supervisor preparation.

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