Workplace wellness programs, which some view as a way to reduce comorbidities in workers’ comp claims, are facing an uncertain future next year after a
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With a Democratic governor at the helm, New Jersey lawmakers are hoping they can finally turn a bill into law that would provide cost-of-living adjustments
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As interest grows in biopsychosocial approaches to managing chronic pain, there’s now an app that introduces techniques such as mindfulness to patients with painful conditions.
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An advisory committee empaneled to recommend revisions to California’s formulary will take up the question of whether to add unique product identifiers to the drug
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When Gov. Matt Bevin in July abolished a little-known occupational safety board, a number of Democrats fired off letters, urging that the executive action be
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A federal judge in Northern California on Thursday ordered Pain Free Diagnostics Inc. to deposit $1.2 million into the court’s registry to pay restitution to
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed greater scrutiny for compounding pharmacies that distribute more than half of their compounded products outside of their
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The Kentucky Court of Appeals surprised both sides last week when it struck down a key provision of a sweeping workers’ compensation reform law, basing
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West Virginia state police have charged an employee of the Workers’ Compensation Office of Judges with a misdemeanor for allegedly sending a Facebook message to make
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The Washington Department of Labor and Industries has proposed rules that would give self-insured employers some of the additional claims-handling authority lawmakers refused to provide
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