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Workplace programs that encourage employees to set exercise goals can substantially increase workers' physical activity, according to a study by the University of Georgia.

Employers may see their workers' compensation costs drop in 2009 under a recommendation by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently made changes to its Voluntary Protection Programs to allow companies with mobile workforces to participate.

The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is urging physicians to become familiar with the state's proposed medical treatment guidelines.

North Dakota lawmakers are hoping that recently introduced legislation will open up competition in the state's workers' compensation system.

Policymakers in the United States must develop preventive measures for the workplace to address the myriad of health concerns associated with the aging workforce, according to the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Workers' compensation rates in Florida will increase an average of 6.4 percent in April.

Insurance premiums for employers continued to fall during the fourth quarter of 2008, but recent data suggests a reversal of this trend may be under way.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's board of directors recently approved a cap on premium increases aimed at preventing unforeseen spikes in workers' comp costs.

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a national commission charged with evaluating the effectiveness of state workers' compensation laws.

Employees who are receiving workers' compensation for neck-related pain did not see better outcomes after receiving an educational guide about their disorders, according to a recent study.

Health and safety regulators moved one step closer to adopting rules that would require employers in Michigan to take steps to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Lawmakers in Virginia recently voted down legislation that would have expanded the presumption that accidents that result in severe brain injuries arise out of and in the course of employment.

Employees who use weight training to ease their lower back pain are better off than those who choose other forms of exercise, according to a recent study by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Comprehensive reforms enacted to Florida's workers' compensation system in 2003 have helped keep the state's market healthy and competitive, according to a report.