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 Legal Corner 5 May 202020 Apr 2020 Workers' Compensation $2.8 million award for emotional and financial damages upheld - California In Reynaud v. Technicolor Creative Services USA Inc., an appellate court upheld a $2.8 million award to a…
Uncategorized Coronavirus: Workers’ Compensation and OSHA considerations 21 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 Worker's Compensation Compensability Occupational disease law is written with the intent to cover diseases that arise in the course and scope of employment and have an exposure that is elevated from…
Uncategorized Things you should know 9 Apr 202021 Mar 2020 Proposed rule could mean stiff Medicare secondary payer penalties for insurers The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a long-awaited proposed rule regarding late reporting of Medicare Secondary Payer data. While…
Uncategorized Legal Corner 7 Apr 202021 Mar 2020 ADA Recent EEOC settlements Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit for refusing to hire the applicant based…
Uncategorized Study: Safety management in the construction industry 2020 27 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Source: Dodge Data & Analytics, 2020 Findings: The report examines safety management in construction. Key findings include: Jobsite workers and supervisors dominate the four factors selected by the highest percentage of…
Uncategorized Study: Experiences of healthcare in Australia’s Workers’ Compensation schemes 26 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, January 2020 Findings: The study aimed to determine how stressful healthcare provider interactions impacted the return to work. The findings were consistent with previous…
Uncategorized Study: Top 20 most physically demanding jobs 25 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Source: Insurance Providers Findings: To identify the most physically demanding jobs, researchers analyzed data from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and created an index to measure the overall level of physical…
Uncategorized Study: Demand conditions and worker safety: evidence from price shocks in mining 23 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Source: Yale Insights Findings: The study examines the relationship between demand and safety. While it's often speculated that higher demand could lead to improved profits and more investment in safety, the…
Uncategorized Workplace Wellness Programs the Key to Cutting Insurance Costs 20 Feb 202015 Feb 2020 According to numerous studies, healthier employees lead to lower premiums. And if employers can make their employees healthier without cutting benefits or shifting more premium costs to their employees, is…
