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The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed a rule regarding mandatory carrier reporting.

OSHA reopened the rulemaking record to allow comments regarding the recordkeeping regulations on musculoskeletal disorders.

The Workers' Compensation Division announced that the state's average weekly wage is $842.52, effective July 1.

A proposal passed by North Carolina's legislature would bring the state's indemnity costs more in line with those of surrounding states, say pro-business representatives.

Chiropractors can help hold down costs and reduce narcotics abuse in the workers' comp system, according to the head of an Ohio association. The organization is educating its members to prevent fraud and abuse and make them allies in the workers' comp system.

Exposure to hazards of metals refining can lead to serious illness or death. OSHA has issued a new initiative.

The Department of Labor and Industries updated conversion factors for most professional health care services for injured workers.

Employers could save money across multiple cost categories by implementing health promotion programs targeted to specific health risks among workers. That's according to a new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

California's state average weekly wage is up. It means workers' comp benefits and some reserves will be impacted, according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute.

A labor-endorsed proposal is being questioned by the state Treasurer as having a potentially adverse financial impact and increasing administrative complexity for the state's Retirement System.

The director of the Occupational Health Surveillance Program for a state public health department, a safety and health director in the AFL-CIO and the head of environmental health and safety for a New Jersey electric company are among the newest appointees to an OSHA advisory committee.

Physicians and pharmacists would be required to submit information and consult an online database before dispensing narcotics under a new proposal. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneidermann is hoping to enhance the state's prescription drug monitoring program.

Little is known about the effects of nanoparticles on the human body. That, coupled with the growing research data indicating adverse health effects on animals, has prompted the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine to offer recommendations on exposure monitoring, controls, and medical surveillance.

Employers should have an easier time complying with OSHA regulatory obligations, thanks to changes being announced. A final rule will streamline and simplify standards and lessen some of the associated hassles for companies.

The Workers' Compensation Division changed forms relating to the preferred worker program.

First quarter 2011 data for workers' comp shows a change. For the first time in nearly six years, pricing levels outside California showed an overall increase, according to a report by Towers Watson.