Workplace homicides remain relatively rare but persistent, with most occurring in public-facing jobs, cash-handling environments, transportation, food service and protective services, according to a report
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Sixty-three percent of health care executives worry that added demands on employees could lead to more workplace injuries, as labor shortages and heavier workloads strain
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As artificial intelligence expands across healthcare, MCG Health is urging payers and providers to focus on what it calls “Trusted AI,” not just faster automation,
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Nevada-based workers' compensation carrier Employers launched a workers' compensation chatbot in the ChatGPT App Directory.
The carrier said the app aims at reducing friction for
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday announced an expansion of pharmacy benefit improvements under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, saying the move will extend
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Sedgwick has named Suzanne Dann as group president, placing her in charge of the company’s major global business lines, including casualty, property Americas, workforce absence
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While workplace injury rates are declining, those that do happen are becoming more severe, more expensive and are keeping employees off the job longer, with
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Hospital closures in rural areas disrupt access to care for injured workers but do not significantly increase workers’ compensation claim costs or the duration of
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A group of 20 state officials submitted a comment urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw its proposal to relax standards for independent contractor
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A federal appellate court ruled that a worker needs to prove only that he worked for 125 days in coal mines during a calendar year
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