In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Rhode Island held that R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-19.1-1 does not create a conclusive presumption that a firefighter’s cancer arises out of and in the course of his or her employment. Stressing that no express language...
Rhode Island case provides cautionary tale for injured workers By Deborah G. Kohl, Esq. In a cautionary tale, an injured worker can lose his job even while undergoing approved medical treatment while on weekly benefits and even when covered under a union...
Wearable Devices May Reduce Injuries in Extreme Environments . Nat’l Safety Council: 4,000 Die Every Year at Work . Alternative Pain Treatment Easier Said than Done . SHRM Posts 2016 Benefits Study . Employers Curtailing Wellness Benefits . Businesses...
CA: Ins. Dept. Announces 10.5 Percent Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction . CA: New Round of Charges Filed Against Medical Providers in WC System . CA: Sen. Mendoza Calls for Study, Investigation of WC Fraud . CA: UnitedHealth Exits ACA Market in California...
WCRI Publishes New Study on Ambulatory Surgery Centers . FDA Issues Three New Draft Guidances for Compound Drugs . EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave, ADA . AK: WCB Discusses Budget, HB 214 Workers Comp Appeals Commission . AZ: ICA to Hold...
ProPublica Investigates Tyson Foods’ Push for Workers Comp Changes . Former Security Guards at US Nuclear Weapons Complex Decry Lack of EEOIC Benefits . CDC Publishes 2011 Life Tables . Brookings Publishes Policy Brief on Modernizing Labor Laws for...
DOL Drafts New Multi-Employer Citation Standard (Franchisor Liability) at OSHA . GOP Attacks Scope, Transparency of DOL’s Standard for Franchisor Liability at OSHA . Study Finds 1 in 5 Small Businesses OK With Employee Medical Marijuana Use at Work ....
CompPharma Releases Latest Workers Comp Prescription Drug Management Study . OSHA Moves a Step Closer to Finalizing New Electronic Recordkeeping Rule . Study Finds Long Term Opioid Use Less Effective for 4 out of 5 Women . AZ: NCCI Explains 2.2% Decrease...
WEDI: Only Half of States Ready for ICD-10 Switch for Work Comp Claim Purposes . MSP Report Examines Impact of MMSEA Section 111 Reporting Requirements . New England Governors Urge FDA to Change Opioid Warning Labels . AK: Uber Agrees to Pay State a Fine...
ProPublica Releases Complication Rates for 17,000 Surgeons . GOP Backs Uber and On-Demand Economy . US DOL Issues Additional Guidance on Employee Misclassification . US DOL to Hold Presentation July 21 on Next 25 Years of ADA . 13% of Small Businesses Concerned...
John F. Burton, Jr. Examines Impact of Race to the Bottom for Workers Comp Costs (p. 6) . Prof. Spieler Attacks AMA Guides for Absence of Evidence-Based Medicine . A.M. Best: U.S .State Workers Comp Funds’ Net Premiums Increased 11.5% in 2014 . Insurance...
WCRI Study Examines Variation of Surgery Rates Across States . Coventry Workers Comp Services Releases 2014 Drug Trends Analysis . National Survey Finds Big Decline in Poor Uninsured After Affordable Care Act . US Sup. Ct.: Same-Sex Couples May Marry, Obtain...
Study: 26 States See Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rate . NIOSH Examines Hazards of Temporary Employment . NIOSH Proposes Adding Over 30 New Drugs to Hazardous Drug List . Uber Adopts No Gun Policy for Drivers, Passengers After Chicago Shooting . Study...
NIOSH, Ohio BWC to Study Impact of Integrating Wellness With OSH Programs . ACOEM/UL Propose New Framework for Integrating Health/Safety Programs in Workplace . U.S. Rep. Refiles Bill to Prevent ICD-10 Implementation . NIOSH Examines Higher Nurse-to-Patient...
US Senate Approves Sweeping Changes to How Medicare Pays Doctors . EEOC Proposes Rule on Application of ADA to Workplace Wellness Programs . WCRI Releases Nat’l Inventory of Cost Containment Initiatives Adopted in 51 Jurisdictions . NIOSH Finds Police...