Report highlights risks in telehealth billing
While the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs had anticipated no...
Report highlights high costs of alternatives to opioids
Some types of non-opioid anti-Inflammatory and anticonvulsant medications prescribed to injured workers have become “significant...
Report finds slight increases in comp drug costs
A reversal of a years-long trend that saw dips in drug use among injured workers...
Report finds shortcomings in OSHA COVID enforcement
A report by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General found that enforcement...
Report finds pricing, oversight issues with federal comp drug program
A U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General audit of its Office of Workers’...
Repair contractor, cement silo operator cited in worker’s death
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday it cited an Alabama maintenance and...
Rental car worker shot during shift not entitled to comp: Court
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday overturned a workers compensation judge’s decision allowing comp benefits...
Remote exposures alter complexion of comp
With more people working from home, workers compensation has become a 24-hour exposure for employers...
Regulators, lawmakers push workplace heat standards
As summer approaches, workplace safety agencies and state lawmakers are seeking to formulate standards to...