Workers Comp

Workers compensation prescription drug utilization is trending downward, but the costs of medication are rising, primarily due to costly topical agents that mostly come from out-of-network physician dispensing channels, according to a report released Monday by Enlyte LLC. In 2023, the workers comp industry saw an overall per-claim decrease and a decrease in opioids prescriptions …

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U.S. Federal Drug Administration approval will clear the air on the questions surrounding the use of medical marijuana, experts say.  The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Foundation, a Washington-based pro-marijuana lobbying group, keeps an extensive database of studies that aim to show the benefits of medical marijuana, including links to dozens of …

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As more states permit teachers to carry concealed guns in the classroom, experts say safety training and awareness of potential liabilities should be at the forefront of any school initiative to arm educators.  If staff are injured in an incident involving a teacher using a gun, though, workers compensation benefits would likely be paid, they …

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The proposed reclassification of marijuana as a drug that should not be grouped with the likes of heroin and LSD has been a long time coming.  While the widespread use of marijuana as a recreational drug goes back at least a century in the United States, and it’s been officially sanctioned by some states for …

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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Wisconsin pallet manufacturer after a worker was crushed to death by a machine at its Appleton plant in December 2023. OSHA cited Konz Wood Products Co. for two “repeat” violations and 15 “serious” violations following the employee death, which occurred when the worker was struck …

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A top Maryland appellate court said Thursday that a Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. financial adviser should not have been awarded workers compensation benefits for injuries he claimed were sustained from mold exposure in the workplace. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned a jury verdict that had awarded claimant Henry Gundlach workers comp benefits …

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A worker who ended up requiring a double leg amputation after being struck by a vehicle while trying to tend to another car accident victim during an on-the-clock trip should have been entitled to workers compensation benefits, a West Virginia appellate court ruled Wednesday. The state’s Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed a review board’s determination …

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday signed into law various changes to the state’s workers compensation system including an increase in compensation maximums for temporary and permanent disability payments. The governor signed Senate Bill 430, which she called a “win for our workforce, our businesses, and organized labor.” “The changes to the Kansas Workers Compensation …

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The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that it has settled a federal lawsuit with three Rhode Island nail salons over allegations of retaliation against employees that began with a July 2020 workplace safety investigation. The DOL had sued New VIP Nail Spa Inc., VIP Neo Nails Inc. and VIP Spa & Nails Inc., and …

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