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An explosive expose of the problem with fixed fees, hidden fees and the other problems with most workers' comp contracts. Here's how both employers and vendors are to blame, but how employers need to take charge to fix the situation.

Can employers, claims administrators, and workers' compensation carriers be sued under federal racketeering laws for their questionable claims handling practices? Or do state workers' comp laws preempt such suits? The U.S. Supreme Court may address those questions if a Michigan trucking company and its claims administrator get their way.

Titled "Drug Utilization Review--How to Get Workers' Comp Costs Under Control," this webinar will help you learn how a drug utilization review can identify pharmaceutical cost savings, help promote a doctor-employer partnership and improve injured worker outcomes.

Workplace health and safety programs are only as effective as the employees and supervisors who implement them. Therefore, employee involvement and buy-in are integral components to any successful initiative.

Why subrogation is more valuable than ever to your fiscal health as a lucrative component of the claims settlement process, and how one company scored a 12.83 percent recovery rate.

The traditional office environment is quickly becoming a thing of the past. As health care costs and other operating expenses have skyrocketed in recent years, more companies are choosing to outsource jobs to independent contractors who work from home or other off-site locations.

A simple form, proposed but not yet enacted in most states, could reduce workers' compensation fraud dramatically--by millions of dollars in California alone and by even more nationwide.

Prescription without diagnosis is malpractice in any field or profession. Yet, in the world of workers' compensation and injury management, risk managers are frequently pitched a standard array of solutions before a comprehensive assessment of their current processes, issues and concerns is conducted. As a result, risk managers often end up with a compilation of processes and tools that lack coordination or effectiveness and may even be working against one another.

Identifying musculoskeletal problems in the workplace is only the first step in resolving them. Taking your program to the next level will require creative problem solving, according to one expert.

Health and safety personnel work hard to reduce risks and prevent injuries during the 40-plus hours that employees spend at the workplace each week. But what about the estimated 128 hours workers spend off the job?

The American Society of Safety Engineers is cautioning employers against cutting back on workplace safety programs during the current economic crisis.

The legal guru at the Workers Comp Forum discusses the impact of key cases upon the workers' comp landscape and how injuries are deemed worthy of benefits or not.

The Department of Labor recently published final regulations that make significant changes to the rules implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act.

With the flu season in full swing, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is urging health care workers and their employers to follow three basic steps to help prevent infections.

Safe workstations involve more than just a properly placed keyboard, correct seat height, and elevated screen. They also require finding the right type of pointing device for your employees.

The Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Division is encouraging employers to plan to protect lives and reduce accidents this season.