by Kelia Scott | Jul 25, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) sponsored a panel of experts in developing a framework for measuring and defining “worker well-being”. The team followed an evidence-based process to come up with the framework, intended to improve...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 24, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Multiple restaurants around Contra Costa County in California were cited for allegedly failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance. Investigators with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, the state’s Department of Industrial Relations’ Labor...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 23, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) released a preliminary look at the state’s Utilization Review (UR) and Independent Medical Review (IMR) outcomes involving pharmaceutical requests since the state implemented a workers’ compensation formulary in...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 20, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a North Carolina shipyard after a towboat worker drowned operating a boat in a storm. Investigators determined the company allowed employees to attempt a tow during a...
by Kelia Scott | Jul 19, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
In May Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would have created a formulary, instead issuing an executive order to establish opioid prescribing guidelines. The guidelines were unveiled this past Monday. The guidelines will help providers determine when...
