Uncategorized Work-related injuries can increase a company’s healthcare costs through underreporting and on-going care 11 May 20186 May 2018 Two new studies came to a troubling finding: the usual method of studying reported injuries using workers' comp records may underestimate the true number of injuries due to underreporting and…
Uncategorized Long-term opioid prescriptions greatly increase the duration of temporary disability 9 May 20186 May 2018 The Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) examined the impact of opioid prescriptions on the duration of temporary disability benefits for workers with lower back injuries. The conclusion: long-term opioid prescriptions…
Uncategorized A past claim is the most predictive factor in determining the likelihood of a future claim 7 May 20186 May 2018 A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in December 2017 "Reoccurring Injury, Chronic Health Conditions, and Behavior Health: Gender Differences in the Causes of Workers' Compensation…
Uncategorized OSHA Inspectors ordered to crack down on employers who failed to electronically file 6 May 2018 With much confusion surrounding the rule, a little more than a third of workplaces that were required to electronically file their 2016 Form 300A did not file the reports. The…
Uncategorized Things you should know 30 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 NCCI report: National Medicare Set Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update A new report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), Medicare Set Asides and Workers Compensation: 2018 Update…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 25 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 FMLA Adverse actions shortly after medical leave spell trouble for employer In Schram v. Dow Corning Corp., E.D. Mich., while traveling for business a long-term employee was accidentally struck on…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 23 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Enforcement of the Beryllium standard delayed two months To ensure that stakeholders understand their obligations and there is time to provide consistent instruction to inspectors, the enforcement date of the…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2017 FMLA cases 20 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Every February, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee publishes a comprehensive report of FMLA decisions handed down by the federal courts in the previous year. This…
Uncategorized Prequalifying your business can be money in the bank 18 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Companies are constantly looking for ways to give themselves a competitive advantage. Often times, it's their Experience Modification Factor (MOD). It's easy to overlook since employers tend to be somewhat…
Uncategorized OSHA’s removal of the term “unexpected energization” from the LOTO standard likely to lead to more citations 16 Apr 201814 Apr 2018 Under the Obama administration, OSHA began an effort under the Standards Improvement Project 4 to fix minor, noncontroversial issues in several existing regulations, including the lockout/tagout regulation. While these issues…
