Uncategorized Legal Corner 24 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 ADA Severe obesity claim of discrimination can proceed A bus driver of the Chicago Transit Authority sought to return from an extended medical leave and was cleared through a fitness…
Uncategorized Things you should know 19 Mar 2017 ACP latest medical guideline to discourage opioids for treatment of low back pain A new low-back pain treatment guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP) is the latest to…
Uncategorized Pressure to meet earnings expectations negatively impacts worker safety 3 Mar 201719 Feb 2017 New research in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, "Earnings expectations and employee safety" examined the relation between workplace safety and managers' attempts to meet earnings expectations. The finding: significantly…
Uncategorized Top 10 Non-Fatal Work Related Injuries 1 Mar 201718 Feb 2017 Overexertion tops list of serious, nonfatal work injuries for third straight year - Liberty Mutual The 2017 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index uses Liberty Mutual workers' comp claims data, as…
Uncategorized From adversary to advocacy: the claims process 27 Feb 201718 Feb 2017 Advocacy-based claims models emerged as "buzz" in the industry in 2016. At its core is a focus on people. Employees respond better and take ownership when they become part of…
Uncategorized New report weighs in on marijuana’s health benefits – nearly 100 conclusions 24 Feb 201719 Feb 2017 A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived…
Uncategorized Things you should know 22 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 DOL website has new section on worker misclassification The DOL has compiled information on worker misclassification on a new section of its website. Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) "Re-…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 17 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 ADA Essential job functions must be proven Camp v. Bi-Lo involved an employee who was a grocery stocker for 38 years in spite of a bad back. He worked the…
Uncategorized HR Tip: Red flag for potential litigation – fear 8 Feb 201716 Jan 2017 When an injured worker mentions the word "fear" or a synonym to a claims adjuster, that claim is more likely to head to costly litigation, according to research by Lockton…
Uncategorized OSHA watch 16 Jan 20177 Dec 2016 Anti-retaliation provisions effective now The enforcement of anti-retaliation provisions in the injury and illness tracking rule went into effect December 1, after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District…
