Keeping Workers Safe in the Summer Heat

It is not even officially summer yet and if your like me and living in the northeast then you know we have been experiencing some extreme heat and humidity.  For some people that does not mean time off of work and still working outdoors, in construction buildings,...

The Impact of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace

In the ever ongoing battle on marijuana use and legalization it is time to look at it from a workers compensation and employer view.  Understandably in certain states like Colorado it has become legal to consume marijuana.  So where does the line come into play when...

The Value of Clean Data

Everywhere you turn its all about data, data, data, we live in a world of technology where you can find out anything about anyone in a split second.  So why do I feel like the world of workers compensation is constantly behind the curve.  Now I know this does not...

7 Injured in Railcar Blast

A railcar being prepped for cleaning burst into flames when gas vapors were ignited by an electrical heater.  Several workers were injured including two that required weeks of skin graft surgery due to burns to their body.  The incident happened in December of 2014 at...