Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers who spend much of their time lifting and carrying are at risk of severe shoulder injuries that may require surgery. A new study out of Denmark suggests organizations would be […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Wounds can be a major cost driver in workers’ compensation claims. The costs to treat these pressure injuries can quickly and easily run up to $100,000 or more, especially if an […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Promoting physical activity can reduce turnover, absenteeism and disability and improve productivity, suggests a new study. Researchers in Finland found that workers who spent their leisure time being physically active and […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Challenger explosion; the Exxon Valdez oil spill; the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.  All three disasters had one thing in common: lack of sleep. Root cause investigations showed that in […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Doctors prescribing the wrong medications; construction workers tripping over obvious obstructions; and police officers engaging in risky behaviors. Those are among the hazards common to shift workers, due to decreased cognitive […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Here’s a thought: what if benefit notices were printed on a particular color of paper each year. Say this year’s would be on salmon colored paper, next year’s would be on […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Employers have yet another reason to encourage employees to become healthier: physical inactivity is now identified as a risk factor for severe illness from the coronavirus, according to the Centers for […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Workers Compensation Research Institute’s annual conference later this month will be the first in-person event many in the industry have attended in two years. In fact, the last conference in […]