A Cultural Change: Viewing Opioid Addiction as a Brain Disease

• 07/24/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Oklahoma City, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) - The nation’s modern-day Black Death is opioid addiction, said Dr. Jason Beaman. “Like the plague in the 14th ...
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NJ Aluminum Manufacturing Company's History of Safety Violations Continues; Inspection Yields $1.9M in Penalties

• 07/24/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Delair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again cited a Camden County aluminum ...
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Free Kit Helps Employers Stop the Leading Cause of Workplace Death

• 07/21/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Itasca, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The National Safety Council released a first-of-its-kind Safe Driving Kit to help employers eliminate the #1 cause of workplace ...
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LA Gov Announces Appointment to Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

• 07/21/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Michael D. Morris, of Baton Rouge, was reappointed to the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. Morris is an attorney ...
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FL Commissioner Welcomes New Chief of Staff to the Office of Insurance Regulation

• 07/21/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Tallahassee, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Yaworsky as the new Chief of ...
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NTSB, NSC Arrange Expert Panel for Roundtable Discussion on Driver-Assistance Technology in Heavy-Duty Trucks

• 07/20/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Itasca, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The barriers and safety benefits of using advanced technology in heavy-duty trucks will be the focus of a roundtable discussion ...
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Sarasota's Operation Freelancer IV Nabs Unlicensed Contractors

• 07/20/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested nine people on multiple charges during Operation Freelancer IV, an ...
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New BWC Rule: Rest and Rehab Before Lumbar Surgery

• 07/20/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) board of directors approved a rule June 23 discouraging surgery and opioid use in ...
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US Labor Dept Announces $10.5M Funding Opportunity for Susan Harwood Training Grants to Support Worker Safety, Health Training

• 07/20/17
• WorkersCompensation.com

Waqshington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the availability of $10.5 ...
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