Legislative New guidance from EEOC on opioid addiction plus drug testing trends in age of COVID-19 24 Sep 202019 Sep 2020 EEOC issues two new technical bulletins Amid the pandemic, there have been reports of increased drug use and fatal opioid overdoses. Isolation, uncertain job security, family distractions, and a lack…
Uncategorized Things you should know 11 Aug 202019 Sep 2020 COVID-19 pandemic information Worker advocacy groups create guidance for apparel and textile workersThe Worker Rights Consortium and the Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network have issued a set of guidelines intended to…
Uncategorized Things you should know 4 Jun 202014 May 2020 Medical payments per comp claim rise: WCRI Medical payments per workers compensation claim increased in most states in 2018 after a period of relative stability, according to studies of 18…
Uncategorized Things you should know: 7 May 202020 Apr 2020 State news: Coronvirus resources All states Most states have dedicated webpages on the coronavirus at their statename.gov website with links for businesses The National Conference of State Legislature's website has a list of passed…
Uncategorized Things you should know 14 Jan 202018 Dec 2019 BLS report on injuries and illnesses Nonfatal occupational illnesses and injuries held steady in 2018 at 2.8 per 100 workers, marking the first time since 2009 that they did not…
Uncategorized Things you should know 24 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Soap more effective than hand sanitizers in combatting flu Researchers from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine found that ethanol-based sanitizers can take up to four minutes to disinfect hands…
Uncategorized Things you should know 5 Nov 2019 NSC offers free toolkit to fight opioid abuse The National Safety Council (NSC) is offering a free toolkit to help employers address the opioid crisis. The Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit addresses…
Uncategorized Things you should know 16 Oct 201910 Sep 2019 Studies and reports: The Relationship of the Amount of Physical Therapy to Time Lost From Work and Costs in the Workers' Compensation System - Journal of Occupational Medicine Finding: Injured workers who take…
Uncategorized Things you should know 15 May 20198 Apr 2019 NSC survey: 75% of employers affected by opioids Seventy-five percent of U.S. employers say they have been directly affected by opioids, but only 17% of them feel "extremely well prepared"…
Uncategorized The daunting challenge of maintaining a drug-free workplace 20 Mar 201919 Mar 2019 With a national opioid crisis that defies holistic solutions, the legalization of medicinal marijuana in more than 30 states and recreational marijuana in 10 states, increases in deadly overdoses in…
