Opioid Deaths not Always Overdoses
Do you routinely take an opioid pain reliever for your bad back or some other work-related injury? If so, accidental overdose and addiction may not be the only risks you need to be concerned about. New...
View ArticlePork Producer’s Safety Overhaul Nets 69 Percent Claim-Cost Reduction
By MELISSA HILLEBRAND Each year, 5.3 million head of market hogs are raised and processed by Seaboard Foods LLC, yielding more than 1.6 billion pounds of pork for 30 countries around the world....
View ArticleNIOSH Announces Free, Confidential 2016 Screenings for Coal Miners
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer a series of free, confidential health screenings to coal miners in western Virginia Aug. 19 through Sept. 12, 2016. The...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation Risk Management Award Winner: Stater Bros. Markets
By CATERINA PONTORIERO Imagine not only being in charge of the workers’ compensation program for 18,000 employees, but also being close enough to them that many aren't afraid to pick up the phone and...
View ArticleLimited Exposure: Making the Most of the Relationship With Your Excess Carrier
By STEPHEN PEACOCK Your excess workers’ compensation carrier can be a huge ally when it comes to management. The primary role of an excess carrier is to reimburse insureds for workers’ compensation...
View ArticleWCI Briefs: 8.18.16
To save you time, here’s a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news, each in 400 words or less. Federal prosecutors say a former letter carrier in Alabama convicted of workers' compensation...
View Article#WCI2016: Breakout on Employment Law/Human Resources
The afternoon of Monday, August 22, at the 71st annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference includes a Breakout on Employment Law/Human Resources. Moderators are Jason C. Taylor with...
View ArticleThree Charged in Separate Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases
Three residents of Washington State have been caught and charged with workers' compensation fraud. The Washington Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the cases based on investigations by the...
View ArticleNever Run Out of Time: Avoiding Treasury Collections in Injury-Related Cases
By AARON FREDERICKSON The main function of an effective Medicare compliance program is to reduce future exposures and liabilities. An emerging trend in this area is the avoidance of conditional payment...
View ArticleFlorida OIR Considers NCCI Rate Filing
By COLONY FASS The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) conducted a hearing on Aug. 16, 2016, to consider a workers' compensation rate filing made by the National Council on Compensation...
View ArticleHow Did This Company Cut Its Injury Claims? By Aiming at the Bottom
By ROSALIE DONLON The baggage handlers, wheelchair pushers, janitors and security guards in airports, health care facilities and shopping malls are just part of the scenery to most people. But to Greg...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmaker Pulls Plug on Drug Price Transparency Bill
By ANA B. IBARRA After being approved by a key committee last week, a bill that would have required drug companies to justify treatment costs and price hikes was pulled by its author on Wednesday....
View Article#WCI2016: Conference Offers Multiple Continuing Education Opportunities
One of the major benefits of attendance at the 71st annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference is the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units. Here is a listing of the available...
View Article#WCI2016: Sixth Annual National Regulators Roundtable
On Monday, August 22, the Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA) sponsors the 6th annual National Regulators Roundtable during the 71st annual Workers’ Compensation...
View Article#WCI2016: Breakout on Workplace Safety-General Industry Certification (Day 1)
The Safety & Health Institute is sponsoring a two-day breakout that provides an OSHA 10-Hour Certification Course on General Industry at the 71st annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference...
View Article#WCI2016: National Workers’ Compensation Review – Day 1
The National Workers' Compensation Review (NWCR), a premier two-day break-out held within the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) on August 22 - 23, combines the highest authority with...
View Article$600 Million in Workers’ Compensation Liens 2011-2015
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) reports that $600 million in liens filed against injured employees’ claims for workers’...
View Article$600 Million in Workers’ Compensation Liens Filed by Convicted or Indicted...
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) reports that $600 million in liens filed against injured employees’ claims for workers’...
View ArticleA Helping Hand for Return to Work
By FRANCES FORD Those in risk management and human resources are challenged constantly by day-to-day decisions to ensure operations are focused on the latest processes for loss containment, mitigation,...
View ArticleGetting Better Data on Which Drugs Are Killing People
By CHRISTINE VESTAL As the opioid epidemic surges, Alabama’s toxicologists are testing more blood samples from overdose victims to determine what drugs were in their bodies. But the results of those...
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