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Employers in Oregon will pay less for workers' compensation coverage in the coming year, officials announced.

Researchers are working to develop computer models to improve the classification of workplace injuries and help insurers and employers better target their prevention efforts.

The global economic crisis may be wreaking havoc on employees in more than one way. According to a recent study, persistent job insecurity often associated with a turbulent economic climate poses a major threat to the health of workers.

Medical costs per claim for workers' compensation claims in Pennsylvania are similar to other states, but a recent report found that they are on the rise.

Workers' compensation costs for self-insured employers in California rose sharply last year due to a significant jump in medical payments, according to a study.

Workers' compensation rates in North Carolina may drop by an average of nearly 10 percent if the plan is approved by state officials.

The workers' compensation system is failing low-wage earning employees, according to a recent report.

Workers' compensation fraud increased slightly during the first half of 2009, according to a review of suspicious claims referred by insurers to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

Colorado's largest workers' compensation provider is defending itself against charges from state lawmakers that the insurance company denies injured employees' claims while overpaying its workers.

With the potential impact the H1N1 virus may have this flu season, the federal government is urging employers to prepare now to protect workers.

Employees in New York can now receive their workers' compensation benefits for permanent partial disabilities in a lump sum.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has developed an initiative that will focus on workplaces that could potentially release highly hazardous chemicals resulting in toxic fires or explosion hazards.

Workers' compensation rates in Kentucky have declined for the fourth consecutive year, state officials said.

The West Virginia Insurance Commission recently approved a loss cost filing that will result in a 6 percent average decrease in workers' compensation rates.

Florida employers may see another drop in workers' compensation rates after the National Council on Compensation Insurance filed for a 6.8 percent statewide average decrease.

Women who hold supervisory positions are more likely to be sexually harassed at work, according to a recent study by the University of Minnesota.