by admin | Jan 23, 2015 | Workers' Comp News
The workers compensation industry is looking to put a stop to prescription drugs that are being used to treat injured workers for off label use. It is being viewed as dangerous and pricey for the comp industry. It has been shown that one in five prescriptions written...
by admin | Jan 22, 2015 | Workers' Comp News
Two construction workers were seriously injured on the job after a fall leading to the insurance company suing the contractors on behalf of the injured workers. Castlepoint National Insurance filed a lawsuit on January 9th on behalf of the two workers who were...
by admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Smart Leaders
In our newest edition of our “Smart Leaders” Series we had the opportunity to sit down with Tina Tucciarone, RN, MSN, CPHRM – Corporate Director of Risk Management for Virtua. Virtua is a comprehensive healthcare system consisting of three hospitals that is...
by admin | Jan 14, 2015 | Workers' Comp News
Christopher Lee Blount, 53, a Billings, Montana businessman with operations in the Bakken oil fields plead guilty to 292 misdemeanors and one felony count of employer misconduct for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance to his employees. The...
by admin | Jan 7, 2015 | Workers' Comp News
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has reported the 2014 year end results for miners deaths. Initial data shows that 40 miners dies in work related incidents in the country’s mines, this is two fewer than that of 2013. 24 Miners died in metal and...
