by Kelia Scott | May 30, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A man in Pennsylvania who was arrested and spent a considerable amount of time in prison before his trial asked a Pennsylvania appellate court to overturn the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decision to suspend his benefits. The man argued that the provision in...
by Kelia Scott | May 29, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
Direct written premium in the California workers’ compensation system fell for the second year in a row in 2018. Total DWP declined 3.8 percent to less than $12.3 billion, and nine of the ten largest insurers in the state wrote less premium in 2018 than they did in...
by Kelia Scott | May 28, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a study titled “Drug Overdose Deaths at Work, 2011-2016” which compares fatality rates among demographic groups and industries. They found that in those years, 760 workplace drug overdoses...
by Kelia Scott | May 28, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A study out from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) says that when the cost of medical care increases it does not have a significant effect on a workers’ recovery or their likelihood of returning to work, but workers did report fewer problems getting...
by Kelia Scott | May 22, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A snack foods company in New Jersey agreed to settle workplace safety citations levied by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). J&J Snack Foods Corp. and OSHA reached a region-wide settlement agreement to improve workplace safety...
