by admin | Mar 12, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
A new bill that has made its way through the Idaho senate and will now go before the House could make it easier for firefighters who have chronic illnesses receive workers compensation benefits. The new bill would cover illnesses linked to exposure to contaminants...
by admin | Mar 11, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
We are seeing it more and more states are beginning to ease back on the marijuana laws regarding medical marijuana. So how does the effect of legalizing marijuana affect the workplace. Many if not all workplaces has strict no drug policies – will this apply if...
by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
A new painkiller is set to hit the market this month, and even though it was approved by the FDA is coming under fire from doctors and lawmakers alike for how powerful the drug will be and their fear that it will have dangerous and deadly outcomes. Zohydro will be the...
by admin | Mar 4, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
Jay Nelson a former excavation crew foreman has been awarded $56,000 by a jury after he said that he was wrongfully fired for reporting multiple safety violations along the Sandy Byway construction project. Nelson claimed that Parson RCI, who was the contractor...
by admin | Mar 4, 2014 | Workers' Comp News
We have written many articles about physician dispensing drugs, and how there is a markup and a great deal of medical spend that is being incurred to work comp carriers. Let me introduce you to Pennsylvania House Bill 1846; this bill will attempt to control the costs...
