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While only 2.6 percent of California's workers' comp claims are due to joint pain, nearly 7 percent of all system payments go toward these claims, says a new report. The data reflects the "subjective nature of many of these injuries."

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that California residents using medical marijuana permitted by state law but prohibited by federal law was an illegal use of drugs under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

"Investigate and take a position on approaches to curb escalating opioid-related insurance costs" is among the charges adopted by a panel of state lawmakers.

Reducing costs and administrative delays are among the goals of the New York Workers' Compensation Board. The panel announced planned changes to the medical treatment guidelines adopted in 2010.

An employee removing cardboard stacks from a pallet tripped over a pallet jack, fell backwards, and fractured his wrist. A sales employee coming in from the rain into a warehouse slipped, resulting in a sprained shoulder. An auto detailer slipped on ice and suffered brain injury.

The Bureau of Workers' Compensation proposed changes to the professional provider and medical services fee schedule.

According to a new study, "the right typefaces can make a difference in reducing the amount of time not focused on the road, and therefore, gets us closer to our goal of improving driver safety," said Bryan Reimer, a researcher from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab.

Do you have any advice for government officials on construction safety and health? If so, you may want to consider serving a two-year term on an OSHA committee.

The California Workers' Compensation Institute has received approval from state regulators for updates to its pamphlets and posting notices that workers' comp payers use to meet requirements under the law.

Slips, trips, and falls and being struck by objects are among the main hazards faced by airline ground personnel. Those are also the focus of prevention efforts targeted by a partnership with OSHA.

The Workers' Compensation Board proposed rules establishing rules of procedure before the appellate division of the board.

Want to help your workers get in better shape? Give them more decision-making power, suggest researchers.

"I look forward to working with Florida's policymakers during the upcoming legislative session to address cost drivers in the system." With that, the state's insurance commissioner gave his intention to approve a 6.1 percent increase in workers' comp rates.

Hearing loss creates safety and health risks. Workers unable to hear warning sounds "can increase the likelihood of injury or death. ... It can even increase your blood pressure," says an article from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Drug screening for marijuana can provide critical information about potentially problematic workers' comp claims, according to a new white paper. A pharmacy benefit management company says urine drug screening can be an essential tool.

Unemployment in Massachusetts was less severe than the national trend during the recession. That may have been a key factor in workers' comp-related data, according to new research.