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The CDC recently reported gabapentin was involved in one out of every ten fatal overdose deaths in reporting states. Similar to opioids, gabapentin can cause severe breathing difficulties  – which are exacerbated when the drug is combined with other […]

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has issued guidance for workplaces as a first step toward formulating and approving standards for Workplace Impairment Recognition Expert certifications. The guidance and “Reasonable Suspicion Observation Report Form” issued by NJ-CRC […]

A couple of months back I had a nice phone with the business manager of a big union. They are an ethical union that maintains a list of lawyers to recommend to their members. I […]

Life is unpredictable at best, periodically shocking. I received an email Friday advising of a death in the periphery of my circle. It was perceived as notable enough that the first email was followed by […]

Administrator Troy Haley has appointed Shaterra Reed Marion as a judge on the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims, the adjudicative function within the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. She will be located in the Memphis office. […]

There is a very important case playing out in Tallahassee this week. A supervisor seeks relief following allegations and conclusions of misfeasance or malfeasance. It appears drugs were purchased, coworkers or subordinates misused. Win, lose, […]

As David Stills wrote in a previous blog, workers compensation is comprised of multiple state systems across the U.S., each with their own unique set of rules and regulations that are in constant flux. The […]

How many times have you tripped or stumbled exiting or entering an elevator? Of those instances, how many times were you carrying something? Misleveled elevators are something that many of us have encountered, and it […]