The nation’s opioid epidemic is having a major impact on the workplace. According to a survey conducted by CompPharma, an industry group that seeks to control Workers’ Compensation spending, more than $1.5 billion was spent on opioids by Workers’ Compensation insurers in 2015, with prescriptions for … Read more about State Workers’ Comp Bureaus Battle Opioid Addiction
Workers Compensation can be confusing for attorneys, employers and workers alike, and it doesn't help that there are numerous myths floating around the rumor mill at any given moment. Whether you're looking for Workers Compensation Leads or simply trying to clarify how your state's own Workers Comp … Read more about Top 5 Workers Compensation Myths
Workers’ Compensation is a concept that most employees and companies across the country don’t have the opportunity to even have a second thought about. It is defined by Wikipedia as a form providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange … Read more about The Dangers of Having No Workers’ Compensation Plan
Click here for full story By Stephanie Caudle Personal injury cases often turn on whether one party was negligent. However, at law, negligence can have several different meanings. In some personal injury cases, the specific issue in the case comes down to whether the defendant was “grossly … Read more about New Florida Law Defines Negligence in Workers’ Compensation Cases
Mary McElroy has been a firefighter-paramedic for the Baltimore City Fire Department for 22 years. Ms. McElroy contends that the job gave her breast cancer and the Maryland state Workers' Compensation Commission agreed, issuing an order last fall that requires the city to cover any cancer … Read more about Workers Compensation Debate over Firefighter Cancer Presumptions
