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California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner recently declined a second request to increase workers' compensation rates in the state.

First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants after the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general population, according to a recent study.

Agricultural pesticide exposure among farm workers has been a long-standing occupational health and safety concern. However, according to a study, taking preventive measures can reduce these risks.

Individuals reporting new low back pain are more likely to undergo surgery if treated in an area with a higher-than-average concentration of magnetic resonance imaging machines, according to a recent study.

The Texas Mutual Insurance Co. recently recognized 164 employers for their workplace safety efforts.

An increase in workers' compensation benefits in Oregon and New Mexico led to longer claim durations, according to a recent study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

Work involving scaffolding and fall protection lead the list of violations cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 2009.

Employers in Delaware could reduce their workers' compensation costs by participating in the state's workplace safety initiative.

Workers' compensation loss costs will fall by nearly 10 percent in 2010, according to officials from the state Department of Insurance.

A recent study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders suggests that health and safety professionals' fear of getting back pain is predictive of actually developing it.

Workers' compensation rates will drop in New Mexico for the fourth consecutive year.

Reforms to California's workers' compensation system have yielded positive results regarding the handing of permanent disability claims, according to a recent report.

Colorado employers will see some financial relief next year after state officials announced that they will lower workers' compensation loss costs in 2010.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation lost millions in potential rebates from drug manufacturers under is pharmacy benefit program, according to a state investigation.

Musculoskeletal disorders account for nearly half of all absences from European workplaces, according to a report.