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Strategies to prevent musculoskeletal disorders should focus on reducing work stress, heavy lifting, and hand movement. That's the gist of a new study on workplace risk factors for low back and upper extremity injuries.

Gov. Sam Brownback's signature on workers' comp reform legislation is the result of negotiations between labor and business interests concerned about recent case law.

The Workers' Compensation Court issued an advisory on electronic data interchange.

The Department of Labor and Industries proposed to amend a rule regarding medical aid conversion factors.

Hair stylists that work with hair smoothing and straightening products may be at risk of formaldehyde exposure. OSHA has issued a hazard alert to salon owners. The agency also is conducting investigations and has imposed citations.

A change in a medical fee schedule does not necessarily equate to a proportional change in the workers' comp reimbursement rate for that particular service, according to a new study.

Employers could face stiff penalties for erroneously classifying employees as independent contractors under legislation proposed in Congress. S. 770 also aims to eliminate payroll fraud and protect workers' rights -- including those under state workers' comp laws.

Workers who put in at least 11 hours of work each day have a 67 percent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease down the road, according to a new study from the U.K.

President Obama has signed legislation ending the lengthy battle to remove a nagging provision of the health care reform legislation. Congress overwhelmingly passed a measure to repeal the 1099 reporting requirements.

Fifteen members of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health were scheduled to hold their first meeting since being appointed by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The fourth and final enforcement wave was announced this month to crackdown on drivers using cell phones in the Hartford, Conn., area.

Health care workers who mishandle a variety of medications may be at risk for serious adverse effects, including cancer. Federal agencies have teamed up with the Joint Commission to urge employers to address safe drug handling.

Medical expenditures per claim in California's workers' comp system are above the levels they were before reforms instituted in 2004. The findings from the latest study by the California Workers' Compensation Institute show the pattern of escalating costs has continued unabated since the reforms.

State lawmakers have been hearing from various sides of the workers' comp system as they consider potential reforms. Advocates for injured workers gathered at the legislature recently as a House committee heard from an industry expert.

State officials hope Montana will lose the distinction of having the highest workers' comp rates in the nation. Legislation approved by the legislature is intended to bring the state from worst to, at least, better.