Affordable Care Act Does Not Crowd Out Workers’ Compensation Claimants: NCCI Research November 15, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson New industry research has found that while the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has dramatically increased the number...
Nebraska Grain Facility Fined Nearly $527K over Worker’s Death November 15, 2016 Federal safety regulators have proposed nearly $527,000 in penalties against the operators of a northeast Nebraska grain facility where a...
Injured Transit Worker Awarded $2.5M in 2012 Chicago Train Crash November 14, 2016 A jury has ruled the city of Chicago must pay nearly $2.5 million to a Chicago Transit Authority train operator...
Will Legal Weed in California Increase Demand for It from Injured Workers? November 10, 2016 By Don Jergler Just how legalized weed in California will impact workers’ compensation is still uncertain, but what is certain is that the...
Arkansas Company Fined Nearly $125K for Repeat Workplace Hazards November 9, 2016 Federal safety officials have cited Bekaert Corp. in Van Buren, Arkansas, after an employee suffered an amputation while trying to...
Medical Care Readily Accessible for Injured Employees in Texas, Study Shows November 9, 2016 Access to medical care for injured workers has greatly improved in Texas over the past 15 years, a study commissioned...
Study Links Safe Patient Handling with Decline in Hospital Worker Injuries November 7, 2016 By Lisa Rapaport Hospitals that implement safe patient handling and moving policies may find these practices associated with fewer injuries among healthcare workers,...
Worker Safety Improves in Louisiana; State Ranked No. 2 Nationally in 2015 November 4, 2016 The rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers improved in 2015 to the best level in...
12K Illinois Patients Approved for Medical Marijuana in Program’s 1st Year November 4, 2016 Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with...
Court Rules in Favor of Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund in Workers’ Comp Suit November 4, 2016 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in Boston, Mass., has ruled that the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is authorized to...