Workers Comp

Opioid prescriptions per workers compensation claim dropped by 9.7% in 2023, spearheading drops in prescribing of other common alternative medications used to manage pain, according to a drug trends report released Tuesday by Enlyte LLC. Anticonvulsants, or neurological drugs intended to manage nerve pain, saw the second-largest drop in utilization at 7.4%. Antidepressants and non-steroidal …

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The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that it issued widespread citations following impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states. The DOL’s Mine Safety and Health Administration found 199 violations during the inspections, which took place throughout March. The agency, which began conducting impact inspections after an April 2010 explosion that killed 29 miners …

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The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board partially reversed on Friday a trial judge’s ruling that denied additional medical benefits to an injured worker who initially failed to disclose prior injuries. Jonathan Webb claimed he injured his left knee after tripping on a floor mat. He worked for a temporary staffing agency and was assigned to …

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A New York appellate court on Thursday reversed the denial of a workers compensation claim filed by a former New York City court officer who alleged he became sick or injured due to his cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court said …

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The Ohio Industrial Commission must revisit a case brought by the widow of a deceased worker who sought compensation for her husband’s loss of use of his extremities due to an industrial accident, an appellate court ruled Thursday. The Court of Appeals of Ohio ordered the Industrial Commission to vacate a November 2016 decision that …

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The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday its final rule designed to protect agricultural employees in the workplace. The rule takes effect June 28. The DOL said the measure “targets vulnerability and abuses” [experienced by farmworkers who are hired under the federal H-2A program, which allows employers to hire temporary foreign workers if the agency …

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A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Thursday that a workers compensation judge erred in determining that reimbursing an injured worker for medical marijuana would subject an employer to federal prosecution. The Commonwealth Court reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board decision that upheld a judge’s determination that the employee, who was injured when a work van door …

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Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would require meatpacking and other food processing companies to better protect workers from injuries and illnesses, including communicable diseases. H.B. 2235, introduced Thursday, would create regulations requiring workplace health and safety committees and establish the position of workers’ rights coordinator within the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. …

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A Delaware judge ruled Thursday that Amazon.com Inc. didn’t follow proper guidelines when it denied a claim filed by an injured employee. Superior Court Judge Kathleen Miller, hearing an appeal by Amazon in a case by Hector Rook, said Amazon wrongly denied the workers comp claim based on the argument that Mr. Rook’s medical treatment …

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