Positive Drug Test Rate Among Workers is Way Up, Quest Says

• 04/12/19
• Nancy Grover

Secaucus, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - The rate of workers testing positive for drugs is at its highest level in 15 years. But the news from Quest Diagnostics’ latest Drug Testing Index isn’t ...
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Latest List of Workplace Injuries Released

• 04/11/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Injuries related to lifting, pushing, pulling, holding, carrying or throwing cost employers/payers $13.1 Billion, according to the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety ...
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Industrial Athlete Approach Reduces MSDs, Experts Advise

• 04/11/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Musculoskeletal injuries account for nearly one-third of days away from work and incur billions of dollars in costs to employers and payers. A spike in the costs of ...
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Court: At-Home Injury for Remote Worker Not Compensable

• 04/11/19
• Liz Carey

Pensacola, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A Florida court has found that while a work-from-home employee was injured during the course of her work day, her injuries were not compensable because of her ...
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FDA Issues Label Changes to Prevent Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms

• 04/10/19
• Nancy Grover

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -  “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received reports of serious harm in patients who are physically dependent on opioid pain medicines suddenly ...
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Worker Dies At Coachella One Week Before Opening

• 04/10/19
• Liz Carey

Indio, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – One week before the famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival opens in southern California, a worker constructing a stage at the venue has died. According ...
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Insurer Sees Improved Outcomes, Lower Costs with Workers' Recovery Approach

• 04/10/19
• Nancy Grover

Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Being nice can pay dividends. Workers’ compensation managers at Continental Western Group, a Berkley Company, are finding that using simple acts of kindness ...
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Frequency Analysis Issued as NCCI Gears up for AIS

• 04/09/19
• Nancy Grover

Boca Raton, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - All eyes will be on NCCI’s State of the Line Report next month, following the latest insights into workers’ compensation claims frequency.  In its ...
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Attorney for Former Prison Guard Cleared of WC Fraud Slams Investigation

• 04/09/19
• Liz Carey

Bucks County, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The attorney for a former prison guard found not guilty of workers’ compensation and insurance fraud says his clients was not given the benefit of the ...
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