
More than a year after the death of George Floyd sparked worldwide discussions on racial issues in the U.S., the workers’ compensation and insurance industries
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Tapering some users off opioids can lead to an increased risk in overdoses and mental health issues such as suicidal thinking, according to a University
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An injured-worker advocacy group is asking the California Office of Administrative Law to negate Division of Workers’ Compensation guidance that advised e-form filers to use
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The emergence of the COVID-19 delta variant and the prevalence of patients showing so-called long-haul symptoms will likely create long-term costs and issues for workers’
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation wants to raise the flat rate for copy services by $45 starting in 2022, according to proposed amendments to the
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A new study has found that drug monitoring programs and recently implemented policies limiting the period of initial prescriptions have reduced opioids in workers’ compensation,
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California’s COVID-19 workplace safety rules no longer require physical distancing for workers in most cases, but versions of many of Cal/OSHA’s temporary emergency standards adopted
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Now that California is requiring some employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, the state’s workers’ comp system could field
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The author of a California bill that would ban workers’ comp apportionment based on race, gender and other protected attributes is reviewing proposed amendments that
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The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to total disability benefits, but it vacated the underlying judgment to the
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