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 The challenges of heat-related illnesses and how technology can help 2 Jun 201720 May 2017 Steamy summer weather combined with intense physical labor can be a recipe for disaster. It can threaten the health of workers, impair their work capacity and productivity, and lead to…
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…
Uncategorized HR Tip: ABA’s summary of 2016 FMLA cases 15 May 201722 Apr 2017 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 Seven in ten employers impacted by employee prescription drug use 10 May 201722 Apr 2017 Seventy-one percent of U.S. employers say drug use among employees has impacted their business, but only 19% of them have comprehensive workplace drug policies in place, according to a survey…
Uncategorized Takeaways from WCRI Annual Issues and Research Conference: worker outcomes, attorney involvement 1 May 201722 Apr 2017 Keys to improving worker outcomes Worker outcome surveys are a key component of The Workers' Compensation Research Institute's (WCRI) work. An independent, not-for-profit research organization, it provides data and analysis…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 26 Apr 201719 Mar 2017 ADA Case to watch: Do employers have to offer disabled employees reassignment to another job if there are more qualified candidates? In December, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…
