by admin | Oct 22, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has published a new study, it it they took three large cities with a combined 30,000 firefighters and found that they had higher rates of certain types of cancers and of having cancer as a whole than...
by admin | Oct 22, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
In January 2011, Gov. John Kasich announced that there would be a Governor’s Cabinet Opioid Action Team (GCOAT). One of the byproducts of this announcement was the forming of a Professional Education Workshop (PEW) that was comprised of clinical associations,...
by admin | Oct 22, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry recently spent $45 million to overhaul and revamp the system that they use to process workers comp claims and assign them to judges. Many people know that there is a chance they can be injured on the job, especially...
by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers Compensation (CHSWC) has released a report “Potential Impact of AB 1373” on its website asking for feedback from the public on their views of the potential bill. The proposed Assembly Bill looks to increase...
by admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
The National Safety Council has released a report entitles “Prescription Nation: Addressing America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic” in it the NSC details how 47 out of 50 states must improve upon their current standards if they want to do their...
