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Strong and courageous action is needed to effectively deal with the problem of cellphone use while driving, said two researchers. Education, legislation, and voluntary guidelines are insufficient.

Members of the Florida House are pondering another attempt to cut down the costs of medications dispensed through physicians' offices.

The vast majority of injured workers in California increasingly get outpatient treatment through network providers, according to a new study. However, the authors say recently enacted legislation may change the trend.

At present, there are approximately 5.5 million veterans of working age who have disabilities, but the number may be higher due to underreporting and underdiagnosis.

Most of the 29 undocumented workers injured in New Hampshire who were surveyed had never heard of workers' comp, says a new report. The authors suggest increased worker education about the system and enhanced training is needed.

Up to 10 percent of workers' comp medical cost leakage might be prevented by catching erroneous bills early in the claims process, suggests Jerry D. Poole.

Workers' comp stakeholders are waiting to see if the Florida Supreme Court will be asked to consider a controversial decision. As it stands, the state's 104-week limit for paying temporary total disability benefits was struck down for certain claims.

Injured workers in California who receive repackaged medications directly from their doctors' offices do not appear to have better outcomes than others, according to new research.

A proposed project would help determine how new technologies should be used for training and testing miners in the U.S.

The Department of Labor and Industries filed an emergency rule regarding the medical provider network for treating injured and ill workers.

More than 180 commercial fishermen died from falls overboard between 2000 and 2011. None was wearing a personal flotation device.

New research points to a lack of decision-making and an imbalance between effort and reward as causes of disability in some older workers.

Alex Swedlow has no plans to scale back on doing research any time soon. In fact, the soon-to-be president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute says he is ready to embark on an ambitious research agenda over the next 12 months.

The Industrial Commission proposed amendments to a rule regarding the calculation of the maximum average monthly wage.

The Bureau of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to a rule regarding provider, entity, or managed care organization access to the health partnership program.