Excluding pharmacists from key pharmacy-related decisions in workers’ compensation just doesn’t make sense.

The winner of ASSE’s Safety Professional of the Year Award says the driving force behind health and safety is the involvement and commitment of organizational leaders.

California payers still face exorbitant premiums and claims costs, but a drop in the rate of medical inflation is a welcome piece of good news.

Defense contract job sites can be managed safely, despite hostile environments.

The biopsychosocial piece of workers’ compensation and return-to-work is getting more and more attention.

A tragic story provides an opportunity to reflect on the growth of workers’ comp claims services and their potential to help prevent it from happening again.

Horseplay during a worker’s break time disqualifies him from coverage for a foot injury.

Light lumber, cost controls and a soft property market are exposing owners and insurers.

Efforts to limit opioid addiction are leading to heroin abuse.

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

Employers are increasingly looking at employee engagement and its role in disability management and return to work.

Twenty five years after the ADA passed, job force participation by disabled workers is less than it was then.

Disciplining workers who come to work stoned is an important safety measure, plain and simple.

Significant workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Some say OSHA is making a concerted effort to embarrass employers into creating safer workplaces.

Mayo Clinic researchers have isolated several characteristics that may help identify those most likely to become chronic opioid users.

With the escalation of cyber attacks affecting the health care industry, companies in the workers’ comp field must become more vigilant in their efforts to safeguard data.

Despite early promise, California’s provider networks haven’t sustained their power to lower workers’ comp medical costs.

Nurses with the right skills and experience have been shown to have significant impact on red-flag claims.

With workers at a high rate of danger, health care facilities must train for both communication skills and safety drills.