Uncategorized Highlights of the 2017 NCCI Symposium 10 Jul 201729 Jun 2017 Each year, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which gathers data, analyzes industry trends and legislation, and prepares insurance rate and loss cost recommendations, holds an Issues Symposium. The…
Uncategorized Four troubling trends threaten worker safety 30 Jun 201728 Jun 2017 Despite the remarkable strides that employers have made in reducing workplace injuries, there are several persistent issues that threaten worker safety. Here are four of them: Disconnect between employer and…
Uncategorized Things you should know 26 Jun 201720 May 2017 Attention motor carriers: "Roadcheck" annual event - June 6 - 8 Nearly three times more roadside inspections take place during the 72 hours on June 6 - 8 than on…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 21 Jun 201720 May 2017 ADA EEOC settles first direct challenge to employer wellness program The EEOC's first lawsuit directly challenging an employer's wellness program-filed in 2014- was against Orion Energy Systems. The company had…
Uncategorized Learn how employees are contesting Workers’ Comp exclusive remedy in court 12 Jun 201720 May 2017 According to legal experts, there is an emerging trend in workers' comp litigation - more and more cases are trying to bypass the "Grand Bargain," the agreement that employers will…
Uncategorized Psychosocial issues top the list of barriers to successful claim outcomes 7 Jun 201720 May 2017 According to Rising Medical Solutions' 2016 Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study survey, the top barriers to achieving desired claims outcomes are psychosocial issues, followed by lack of return to work options,…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 5 Jun 201720 May 2017 Lawsuit over OSHA electronic records rule delayed A Texas court granted a request from the Trump administration for a 60-day delay in litigation of the electronic record-keeping rule and stayed…
Uncategorized Things you should know 29 May 201722 Apr 2017 Opioid abuse rises with length of prescription According to a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the risk of opioid abuse rises with lengthy prescriptions. If…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 24 May 201722 Apr 2017 Workers' Compensation Worker has right to obtain medical report from doctor of his choice - California In Davis v. WCAB (City of Modesto), Davis filed two workers' compensation claims stating…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 19 May 201722 Apr 2017 ADA Jury verdict for needle-phobic pharmacist overturned In Christopher Stevens v. Rite Aid Corp. et al. a federal appeals court overturned a $1.8 million jury verdict and ruled Rite-Aid did…
