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Medical inflation softened broadly in the second quarter, with the NCCI Workers Compensation Weighted Medical Index falling to 1.0% year over year in June.
New CDC findings on opioid abuse point to need for prescription curbs.
Changing laws and attitudes on marijuana use will shake up business liability exposures.
Employers make jobs conditional on physical fitness.
Federal drug laws are woefully outdated.
Seven issues keeping workers’ comp brokers up at night.
A new sports car and mysterious stops at a dry cleaners raise suspicions.
Remote access to care could revolutionize workers’ comp case management and patient care.
A unique program is giving Wash. employers serious motivation to keep injured workers on the job.
Employer argues that parking lot injury occurred during a “personal mission.”
Key workers’ comp regulatory developments from across the country.
A round-up of key workers’ comp decisions from around the country.
A whopping 88 percent of long-haul truckers report having one or more risk factors for chronic disease.
Despite reforms, the Illinois medical fee schedule remains problematic.
Workers’ comp claims from undocumented workers shape employer responsibility.
Contrary to criticism, workers’ comp legislative reform is working for payers and employees alike.
A round-up of key workers’ comp developments in four states.
Respect and positive feedback are the basis of the behavior-based safety concept.
Industry looks for solutions to sudden rise in miner deaths.
Evidence suggests worker may have died of a heart attack before fatal work-related crash.