Newsletter Sign-up

Employers considering expanding or relocation may want to look at Ohio. The Bureau of Workers' Compensation is mulling a plan to cut workers' comp costs in exchange for creating jobs.

Want to know what OSHA's up to these days? Check out the updated online enforcement database. It's part of the agency's commitment to open, transparent enforcement.

More than 5,000 people are killed and another 100,000 injured annually in the U.S. in accidents involving large trucks and buses. Nearly one-third of the accidents are attributable to fatigue.

Employers could see their workers' comp rates increase by 8.9 percent in January. But representatives of the National Council on Compensation Insurance say it could have been much higher.

The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed revisions to rules of procedure.

The recession's impact on the workers' comp system is dramatically evident in the latest report from the National Academy of Social Insurance.

The California Department of Insurance is holding a hearing this month to consider the insurance rating bureau's recommended pure premium rate filing for January 2012. Despite upward pressure on costs, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is suggesting rates stay where they are.

Wondering what the heat index is for your employees working outside? A new mobile phone application has removed the guesswork.

An appeals court's denial of Liberty Mutual's latest attempt to prevent a $450 million settlement agreement between American International Group and other insurers is not deterring the Boston-based insurance company.

The number of work-related fatalities resulting from fires increased by 106 percent in 2010. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 109 fire-related fatalities among workers were the highest recorded since 2003.

An estimated 385,000 sharps-related injuries occur annually among health care workers in hospitals alone, exposing them to bloodborne pathogens. A new initiative focuses on raising awareness of the risks and trying to persuade workers to make changes necessary to reduce sharps injuries.

Employees who report workplace safety violations should feel confident they won't face retaliation. OSHA announced new measures to improve its Whistleblower Protection Program.

The Workers' Compensation Board recently revised the reimbursement rates.

The Department of Labor and Industries issued a preproposal statement of inquiry on the implementation of claim resolution structured settlement agreements.

The Workers' Compensation Court revised the vocational rehabilitation plan form and the student instruction forms for job placement and formal training.

The Division of Workers' Compensation adopted changes to the pathology and clinical laboratory fee schedule to conform to changes to the Medicare payment system.