Items Tagged with 'Workers' compensation'

Harrisburg, PA – Hundreds of workplaces in Pennsylvania have taken advantage of a state-sanctioned program that promotes safety and reduces workers’ compensation costs through the establishment of safety committees, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

Columbia, SC – Proposed legislation in South Carolina would allow employers to opt out of traditional workers’ compensation in exchange for alternative insurance coverage.

Nashville, TN – Newly proposed legislation would allow Tennessee employers to opt out of the state-mandated workers’ compensation program in exchange for setting up their own benefit plans.

Free classes designed to help injured workers navigate the compensation claim process are being offered in certain cities in Texas through the state’s Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation.

Lansing, MI – The Michigan Workers’ Compensation Agency has amended some of its rules on prescription opioids in an effort to address drug abuse among injured workers.

Safety professionals, government agencies and researchers rely on injury and illness data to understand how workers are getting hurt, and to determine where to direct prevention efforts. But is that data accurate?

Olympia, WA – Strains, sprains and overexertion injuries are the most common causes for workers’ compensation claims in the trucking industry in Washington state, according to a report from the state’s Department of Labor and Industries.

Phoenix – More than one-third of Americans believe most workers’ compensation claims are made by employees who do not want to work, according to a new poll commissioned by workers’ comp pharmacy provider Summit Pharmacy.

Workers' compensation costs are increasing nationwide, but experts say those costs – as well as fears on the part of injured workers – can be reduced with a well-designed return-to-work program.