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A chemical widely used to clean metal such as auto parts may place workers at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

Oregon's nonprofit, state-chartered workers' compensation insurer recently announced that it approved a $100 million dividend for more than 44,000 employers.

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is calling on the state's largest workers' compensation insurer to return a portion of its $147 million surplus to help small businesses create and maintain jobs during the recession.

An estimated 3 million full-time workers in the U.S. without health insurance needed substance use treatment in the past year, according to a national survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. However, many of these individuals aren't getting the help they need to overcome their addictions.

Workers' compensation costs for most employers in Vermont will fall for the fourth consecutive year beginning April 1.

General practitioners who treat individuals for low back pain often do so in a manner that isn't consistent with clinical guidelines, according to Australian researchers.

The Wyoming Senate voted down legislation to increase penalties for employers who violate health and safety regulations.

Liberty Mutual has introduced resources to help employers achieve better results from their return-to-work programs.

Employers now have access to more than a decade's worth of workplace injury and illness data under the Obama administration's "open government" policy.

Companies can improve the health of their employees by giving them more flexibility over their work schedules, a recent study suggests.

The use of video surveillance to target fraudulent activity would be limited under legislation recently passed by the Colorado House of Representatives.

A coalition of workplace safety organizations is urging lawmakers to consider the health of employees in a proposed congressional jobs bill.

The poultry industry is making significant strides in reducing work-related musculoskeletal disorders, according to a study.

Rising claim severity, spurred by continued growth in medical costs, are driving up workers' compensation costs for cities, counties, and other public agencies in California.

Employees on workers' compensation who undergo surgery for back pain don't experience better outcomes than individuals who receive nonsurgical treatment, according to a study.