Ken Manning’s head is held up by two metal rods, four plates, and 17 screws in his neck. Since falling...
workers’ compensation News
With the nation spending billions on medical and indemnity expenses for employees injured on the job, as well as patients...
Repeated serious safety violations have resulted in a serious workplace injury and in a large fine for a potato processer...
High complexity claims account for the majority of dollars spent in workers’ compensation claims. One way to identify high exposure...
A significant number of workers’ compensation claims are related to the careless use of ladders, according to the Accident Fund...
A new report released by the Travelers Companies Inc., reveals that even minor injuries can substantially impact business productivity. The...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to...
The use of opioids in California workers’ compensation has declined in recent years, along with the associated payments, yet these...
While critics say utilization review (UR) in workers’ compensation claims is nothing more than a cost savings mechanism, an industry...
U.S. annual spending on prescription medicines will increase 22 percent over the next five years, climbing as high as $400...