RTW Prior to 100% Recovery Saves Money, Experts Say

• 02/06/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - “There is this ability through return-to-work to really change the trajectory of the injured worker. Employers that engage in this program [of transitional ...
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U.S. Postal Service Challenges OSHA's $150,000 Citation After Mail Carrier's Death

• 02/06/19
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

Woodland Hills, CA (Workerscompensation.com) - The U.S. Postal Service is challenging a $150,000 citation issued last month by the Department of Labor’s Occupational and Health Administration. OSHA ...
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WC Opt-Out Proponents Gear Up for Educational Push in 2019

• 02/05/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Advocates for alternatives to traditional workers’ compensation programs say they have a success story to tell. Among their goals for 2019 is to have that ...
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Employer Not Liable For Not Using AED

• 02/05/19
• F.J. Thomas

Morristown, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Team Technologies, Inc., setting a precedent that employers are not responsible for use of an automated ...
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Oklahoma Legislature Poised for WC Showdown

• 02/05/19
• Nancy Grover

Oklahoma City, OK, (WorkersCompensation.com) Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system could become a hot bed of debate in the state legislature. Among the actions during yesterday’s start of ...
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Montana Considers Nixing Employer-Directed Medical Care

• 02/04/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarastoa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Montana may join the list of states that give injured workers the right to select their own treating physicians. Proposed legislation set for a hearing this week ...
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Independent Contractors vs Employees Under New NLRB Rule

• 02/04/19
• Bruce Burk

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - One of the very first questions that needs be answered in workers’ compensation is whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. Recently, the ...
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NJ Worker Faked Workplace Injury, Police Say

• 02/04/19
• Liz Carey

Randolph, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – A New Jersey man is due in court later this week after authorities said he faked a work injury. According to a story and video aired on CBS News, authorities ...
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PT, Opioid Study, an Example of 'Back to the Future'

• 02/01/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Physical therapy initiated within three months of a musculoskeletal injury reduces the likelihood that a patient will use opioids. An analysis of nearly 90,000 ...
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