In Part 1 of this blog, we explored the history behind the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and the reasons why the potential changes are important to the United States. In Part 2 of this series, we ...
Read More A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on the 27+% rate disparity between the NCCI rated states. I promised to review why the reason for the 2020 Hawaii heavy rate increase when most states were ...
Read More How to Prevent Hearing Loss in the Workplace
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States. According to the CDC, an estimated 40 million Americans aged ...
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2020 showed us how far the world can spin off its axis. Now, nearing the end of 2021, insurance companies still have their work cut out for them—48% of insurance executives agreed that the ...
Read More Recently an injured Illinois worker contacted me and said that after being on the case for two years, he got a letter from his lawyer saying he will not handle the case anymore. It’s a case that needs ...
Read More On October 12, nearly a month after President Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing for all private sector ...
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Issues of obesity are receiving attention recently. USA Today noted in September that the Centers for Disease Control recently issued a report concluding that "the number of states with high ...
Read More Earlier this week, the Appeals Board affirmed a trial court order that a nurse case manager’s notes be provided to an injured worker, rejecting the employer’s arguments that the notes are ...
Read More Asbestos, tragically, is not yet banned in the US. Asbestos exposure in the workplace, for decades, has resulted in an epidemic of workers' compensation claims and civil litigation flowing from its ...
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