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OSHA Cites TX Meat-Packing Plant for Hazardous Chemical Exposure
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Texas Meat-Packing Company...
CA WCIRB Study on Early Indicators of High-Risk Opioid Use
California’s Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released a study on the high-risk use of opioids and potential...
VA Police Officer’s Slip on Wet Grass Not Compensable
A Virginia police officer was trying to get out of the rain as a sudden downpour came on and she slipped on wet grass. She...
Anti-depressant Prescriptions May Mean Delayed Return-to-Work and Increased Claim Costs
A study published in the most recent “Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine” reveals that in cases where injured...
2018 myMatrixx Workers’ Compensation Drug Trend Report
The 2018 myMatrixx Workers’ Compensation Drug Trend Report was recently released and shows that comp pharmacy spending decreased...
Study Finds a Third of U.S Workforce Using Pain Relieving Medication
According to a study from the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), about a third of the workforce uses prescription pain...
