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Staffing company Spherion Corp. takes rehabilitated workers injured on the job and places them on light duty. The incentive? Making sure they earn more than if they were on indemnity.

The U.S. Treasury Department has experienced a 66 percent decline in the rate of injuries and illnesses from 2003 to 2007.

Oregon-based maker of doors and windows seals its hiring practices with integrity tests.

Through its various programs, the Mayo Clinic's return to work section realized an $840,000 cost savings to the clinic in 2007.

Are workers' compensation professionals more willing to outsource or offshore claims management? They are, a survey of compensation and disability claims specialists shows.

In the push for a healthcare information exchange, one Pennsylvania-based vendor says it breaks new ground by tying together all the parties to a health care transaction.

Some production companies in Hollywood appear to finally be getting the message about safety on the set. Yet far too many unnecessary injuries, some of them catastrophic, occur when producers run up against time, money and power.

Expenses and awards are important considerations for employers, particularly in a tough economy. A recent survey found that workers' comp costs vary widely from one state to the next.

A scientific perspective on predicting jury behavior and hopefully cutting costs at a time when verdicts can mean the difference between tens of thousands of dollars or millions of dollars.

The U.S. Navy sets itself apart from other military branches by its risk management focus on individual risk. It sets itself apart from any form of corporate risk management because some of its pilots are landing jets onto pitching aircraft carriers, and for other reasons too.

When it comes to workers' comp, here's a hand to double down on: a gathering of the nation's foremost experts on everything from claims management to return-to-work.

Changes to the legal terrain on both federal and state levels pose a challenge to workers' comp stakeholders. The slowing decrease in claims frequency and all its reasons pose another.

Business continuity management can solve your business' potential and live-action crises, from product liability and recalls to international intellectual-property issues. You just have to know which standards to follow.

Two of the world's largest automakers are also two of the biggest success stories when it comes to ergonomics and worker safety.

Gisele Posey was introduced to co-workers more than three years ago as the woman who was going to save Kindred Healthcare $10 million. In three years she produced savings that tripled that expectation and is on the hunt for more.