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Assume many injured and ill employees have a disability and act accordingly. That's the advice legal experts are giving employers to avoid getting in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's line of fire.

If you think work site wellness programs are impractical or won't result in measurable benefits, you need look no further than Lincoln Industries. The Nebraska-based company's wellness program has garnered numerous national awards and has now captured the attention of researchers.

The injury-prone nature of the healthcare industry is well-documented. For the organizations, work-related accidents can have potentially devastating financial consequences.

If you thought Medicare reporting requirements were a headache, get ready for Medicaid. It seems the economy is generating more ideas for governments to seek reimbursement dollars. This time, though, it's a function of the states, not the federal government.

An insurance insider gets a firsthand feel for how inadequate the healthcare response can be after a work-related injury.

In the continuation of our series of in-depth interviews, we talk to two claims professionals, about the rebound of safety efforts in the improving economy, as well as factors that could continue to drive up costs.

Mark Noonan touts the creative approaches companies took to stem the effects of the economy while Jim Pocius ponders frequency as economic conditions improve.

Focusing on dynamic approaches to proactive injury prevention.

Darrell Brown, the national workers' compensation practice lead at Sedgwick CMS, and Denise Gillen-Algire, practice leader for integrated health and productivity management at Risk Navigation Group, share their insights with WorkersComp Forum readers.

Acquisitions, more unemployment, the abandonment of time-honored workers' comp healthcare practices--these are just some of the things we can expect for the industry in the future, two experts say.

Businesses could potentially save $100 billion annually in productivity alone if cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke were eliminated. While that level of savings is an optimal goal, curbing smoking in the workplace and educating employees on the dangers of and ways to quit could have a significant impact on the bottom line, according to an official with the Midwest Business Group on Health.

Georgia and Montana lawmakers seek to bar illegal workers from collecting workers' comp. Critics say legislation opens door to personal injury suits and fails to address the underlying problem.

New research suggests that heroin use by U.S. workers is higher than believed. An emerging drug-testing method could help identify users and other substance abusers.

Treatment for back pain hasn't necessarily changed in the last couple of decades, but newer technologies are making existing procedures faster, safer, and more effective.

Many companies are beginning to capitalize on the value of social media as a recruitment tool. But it can also be useful for other purposes, as long as you don't overstep legal and administrative boundaries. And one is workers' comp investigations.