by Kelia Scott | Jun 12, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A study out from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Division of Workers’ Compensation shows that a good number of workers in the state who have already made one compensation claim for an injury go on to suffer a subsequent injury. The study found that between...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 12, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
A story from Long Island’s Newsday discusses how towns there are looking into purchasing automatic stretchers to help alleviate hospital workers who are at risk of injury from moving and lifting patients. The Fire Department in the Village of Nissequogue is buying one...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 11, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) announced that they’ve reduced the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers by 60 percent, and they’ve reduced spending on prescription opioids by 74 percent since their opioid-reduction program was...
by Kelia Scott | Jun 7, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered a Columbus, OH staffing agency to pay back unpaid workers’ compensation premiums that were owed by the temporary agency that it took over. Daily Services is a temp agency owned by Ryan Mason that focuses on short-term or daily staffing....
by Kelia Scott | Jun 7, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
Insureon and online small business directory Manta, put out a poll to over 900 small business owners and found that almost one third of them do not have workers’ comp insurance, and another third are not sure of whether they need it or not. The poll responses show 26...
