In a trend that shows no sign of reversing, American workers are reporting higher levels of stress, which contributes to injuries and illness and hinders recovery.
One word — unforeseen — is threatening to unravel the exclusive remedy provision in Oklahoma’s workers’ comp law, potentially opening the door for a flood of lawsuits against employers with dangerous operations.
Workplace injury and illness rates have continued to decline over the past few years despite a period of economic growth, which tends to be accompanied by a spike in injuries.
Researchers from the Workers Compensation Research Institute were surprised by evidence that physicians allowed to dispense medications prescribed unnecessarily strong opioids.