by Kelia Scott | Aug 2, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a FlashReport that examines the interstate differences in the time from a worker’s injury to their first medical treatment. The study is titled “Time from Injury to Medical Treatment: How States Compare” and...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 1, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced that the state’s Workplace Safety Program has helped 1,500 employers in the state save over $9.8 million in workers comp premiums over the past year. The businesses successfully completed workplace safety...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 1, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The city of Belleville, Illinois, has reportedly spent a significant amount of money on workers’ comp settlements for their employees. Many of the injured employees went back to their jobs the next day after the incident. The 2017 Illinois Policy Institute reportedly...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 30, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A worker petitioned the Oregon Court of Appeals to have his shoulder condition be classified as a compensable occupational disease and an accidental injury after a Workers’ Compensation Board ruled that it should be considered a compensable occupational disease alone....
by Kelia Scott | Jul 30, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited five contractors for various safety and health violations after an explosion killed three employees and critically injured two others at a shipyard in Calvert City, KY....
