Safeway rebuilt its safety culture on a foundation of positive reinforcement, leading to savings in excess of $100 million.

Expert opinion is mixed on whether a new class of painkillers will solve the problems plaguing pain management efforts.

An amended bill would impose reductions on medical fees for three years, giving the state an opportunity to consider the need for a fee schedule based on Medicare rates.

Significant workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

A 40-year industry veteran offers a reminder that the injured worker must be kept at the forefront of the workers’ comp system.

Employers may be legally required to open their workers’ comp light duty programs to pregnant workers.

Physicians are not monitoring their patients’ opioid prescriptions closely enough, but PBMs can push guideline adherence.

In the first two states to wrestle with questions of allowing employers to opt out of the federal workers comp system, uphill battles remain.

The risk of workplace hearing loss has remained steady for decades, but more needs to be done in high-risk industries such as construction and mining.

An employer seeks immunity from tort liability after a temporary employee blames his injury on the company’s negligence.

A round-up of nationwide regulatory changes affecting the workers’ compensation industry.

The CDC is calling on employers and government agencies to address the lagging level of seat belt compliance among truck drivers.

Liberty Mutual’s new medical director says experience plus the rights tools equal superior claims outcomes.

Significant workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Organizations need to develop and implement clear and defensible substance abuse programs to keep abusers from putting themselves and others at risk.

California lawmakers are being cautioned to proceed carefully before instituting a closed pharmaceutical formulary.

A new report says health care payers last year confronted a “seismic change” in the pharmacy landscape in 2014.

A new study concludes that injured workers are at significantly higher risk for unintentional overdose when prescribed long-acting opioids.

A WCRI study shows that states with cost-to-charge ratio fee regulations or fixed fee schedules see lower payments and slower growth of increased payments compared to other states.

According to a recent study, early case management was found to be a critical element of a successful RTW outcome.