by Kelia Scott | Jul 18, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
A new study is out from the Veterans Administration Center for Health Information and Communication that may be meaningful for those with chronic pain, a big issue in workers’ comp as that usually translates to painkiller use and dependency. This new study used...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 17, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
Oklahoma, a state that has turned heads in its decision to change from a court-based workers’ comp system to an administrative one, is under even more scrutiny as 16 employees of the workers’ comp system were fired last week. The lay-offs were part of an effort to...
by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Smart Leaders, Workers' Comp News
In a new series that will be featured on WCInsights we will be interviewing “Smart Leaders”. Our first featured Smart Leader comes to use from Macy’s, she is Ann Schnure who is the Vice President of Risk Management. WCI: Can you tell us...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 15, 2014 | Acrometis News, Industry Insights, Workers' Comp News
Today WorkCompWire featured a second article by Acrometis Chairman and CEO, P. Kevin Kilroy in their “Leaders Speak” series. After last week’s success, this article focuses on what is the most important (yet sometimes overlooked) component of the...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 15, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
I’ll admit that I have a bit of a sweet tooth, but I don’t think that even the sugar lovers among us would ever want to be buried alive in the stuff. Unfortunately, that’s what happened to Janio Salinas last year when he was engulfed in sugar at the CSC sugar plant in...