Judge: Lawsuit Over Alleged Forced Labor Moves Forward

• 09/27/19
• Liz Carey

Jay, OK (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three men who allege they were forced to work for free at a chicken processing plant instead of getting the drug rehabilitation they signed up for will get their day ...
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Marijuana Banking Bill Gains House Passage

• 09/27/19
• Nancy Grover

Washington, DC (WorkersCompenstion.com) - Legislation that would ease things a bit for insurers and others who work with the cannabis industry is on its way to the U.S. Senate. HR. 1595, the SAFE Banking Act ...
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Bob Wilson Nabs Comp Laude® Award

• 09/26/19
• Nancy Grover

Huntington Beach, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The best of the best in workers’ compensation have been named in this year’s Comp Laude® Awards. WorkCompCentral held its annual awards ...
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Study Suggests Engineering Developments Have Dramatically Decreased Agricultural Fatalities

• 09/26/19
• F.J. Thomas

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – Engineering improvements in the agriculture sector have had a substantial impact on the number of farming fatalities, suggests a new study by Salah F. Issa, ...
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Gov't Takes Aim at Fatigue in the Retail Industry

• 09/26/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Texas City BP oil refinery explosion; the space shuttle Challenger explosion; and nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl are all tragedies in which ...
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WCRI: More Providers Rely Solely on Non-Pharma Treatments for Pain

• 09/25/19
• Nancy Grover

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A decrease in opioid prescriptions to injured workers seems to coincide with an increase in non-pharmacologic services. The Workers Compensation Research ...
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Rhode Islandss State WC System Sees 54% Cost Increase in Last Decade

• 09/25/19
• F.J. Thomas

Providence, RI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent investigation by Providence-based TV station  WPRI Target 12 shows that the State of Rhode Island has had a 54 percent increase in the number of ...
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Labor Broker Indicted For Workers' Compensation Fraud

• 09/25/19
• Toni Sutton-Deangelico

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -  Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr, and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for insurance fraud. The size of ...
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Mental Health Issues Plague the Workplace

• 09/24/19
• Chriss Swaney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Mental health disorders are among the most burdensome health concerns for employers in the United States, according to reports by the Centers for Disease Control ...
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