A Guide to Successful Workers' Compensation Case Management, Second Edition has been comprehensively revised and expanded to reflect the current regulatory landscape, making it fully current for 2026 practice. Whether you are clarifying documentation standards, navigating employer-relations protocols, understanding your clinical responsibilities, or simply confirming a specific state's requirements before a field visit, this guide gives you the answers you need — fast. It brings clinical, legal, and employer-relations guidance together in a single, well-organized resource so you are never left searching through multiple sources under time pressure.
 
AUTHOR
 
This guide was written by Dorothy Consonery Fairnot, MSHA, BS, RN, CM, LNC — a nationally recognized expert in workers' compensation, occupational health, and case management with decades of hands-on experience in the field. As the founder of WCCM Training Resource, LLC, she has dedicated her career to educating and equipping workers' compensation case managers with the tools they need to practice confidently and competently. Her combined credentials as a registered nurse, certified case manager, and legal nurse consultant make her uniquely positioned to bridge the clinical, operational, and legal dimensions of this specialty — and that expertise is reflected on every page of this guide. 
 
Please note: This guide is a professional reference resource and is not a substitute for legal advice.