by Kelia Scott | Feb 28, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
When we talk about post-traumatic stress disorder as it relates to workers’ compensation we often think of police officers or firefighters. But there is another group of workers who are fighting to gain PTSD coverage too, the 911 operators who are the initial point of...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 25, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Comp has dropped Oxycontin in their formulary, replacing it with a safer alternative. The switch will begin in July and Oxycontin will no longer be prescribed for injured workers. Instead the formulary has adopted Xtampza ER, which the BWC...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 25, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
A worker was injured and contracted an infection while she was being treated for her initial work injury. At issue was whether her infection was contracted because of her treatment. Initially the Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation granted summary judgment to...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 25, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The National Safety Council’s paper “Managing Fatigue: Developing an Effective Fatigue Risk Management System” emphasizes that worker fatigue can have a negative impact on the workplace and can increase the risk of accidents and injuries at work. The paper highlights...
by Kelia Scott | Feb 21, 2019 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a study that suggests that employees injured at work are more likely to file under workers’ compensation instead of group health insurance when their group health plan has a higher deductible. The number of...
