by admin | Apr 29, 2016 | Workers' Comp News
Acting CEO Sarah Morrison announced a new rule for opioid prescribing to support the health and safety of workers in Ohio. The rule would be the first of its kind and define best medical practices for the use of opioid prescribing. Under the new rule opioid...
by admin | Apr 27, 2016 | Workers' Comp News
2014 marked the worst year for workers in Wyoming when 37 died on the job. That benchmark marks the deadliest year for workers in Wyoming since 2007 when 48 died. This data has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Meredith Towle – Occupational...
by admin | Mar 9, 2016 | Workers' Comp News
On Februaru 9th 2016 John Smiley and his wife Cynthia Biasi-Smiley were sentenced to 240 days in county jail, five years of formal probation, and ordered to pay $38,206.70 in restitution to the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). John Smiley a former...
by admin | Mar 8, 2016 | Workers' Comp News
After three years of planning, and immigrant rights group is set to launch a smartphone app for day laborers. The app will come with many tools: workers will be able to rate employers (like a Yelp or TripAdvisor), they will be able to log their hours and wages, post...
by admin | Mar 7, 2016 | Workers' Comp News
Currently there are 32 states that recognize PTSD as a workers’ compensation eligible condition for first responders, Connecticut is not one of those states. Norwalk Police Department Union President Sgt. David Orr as well as NPD Officer Carl Williams gathered...
