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Worker Wellness Programs Have Skeptics, Supporters
01/31/2018
than those who didnt participate.
The study didnt find significant effects of wellness-program participation on total medical spending health behaviors employee productivity or self-reported health status in the first year. The researchers will continue to monitor participants and differences
Category: News
Knox: 2nd DCA Provides Minimal Relief in Decision on ' Grant -for- Study ' Challenge
05/10/2023
In its soon-to-be-released decision in Michelle Earley et al. v. WCAB Case No. B318842 the California 2nd District Court of Appeals rejects the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board's " grant-for- study" procedure whereby the commissioners grant reconsideration without
Category: Industry Insights
Bureau Reports 8% of Deloitte Recommendations Implemented
08/19/2009
for the rest of the recommendations.
The study by Deloitte was mandated by House Bill 100 passed in 2007.
The bureau has established teams to evaluate the recommendations and set priorities for action by the agency.
The bureau is scheduled to report to the Legislature in September on the changes
Category: News
Study Eyes Unequal Back-Pain Treatment for Blacks
11/03/2005
' Compensation and the depositions given by people who filed the claims. The study is being funded by a four-year 900000 grant from the federal government.
The researchers will study about 100000 pages of records from St. Louis St. Louis County and Jackson County the areas where 90 of African
Category: News
Study : White Construction Workers Receive Higher Comp Settlements
10/16/2012
White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers' compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
The study doesn't
Category: News
Funding Given to UC Davis to Study Tractor Mishaps
04/06/2006
A federal agency has awarded a grant to the UC Davis' Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety to study tractor-related accidents which kill more than 250 people per year on U.S. farms.
The campus center is one of 10 university-based research centers collaborating on the research
Category: News
Ohio BWC WorkGRANT$ Helps Small Businesses
11/11/2003
program can return to work and collect a full paycheck while rehabilitating their injury.
To quality for a grant a company must be an active state-fund employer and use a BWC-accredited transitional work developer to design an on-site transitional work program. Grant money can be used for assisting
Category: News
Boston Launches Safety Initiative at Nail Salons
11/20/2007
The Boston Public Health Commission has expanded its Safe Shops program with a 300000 federal grant targeting the area's nail salons based on a university study concluding exposure to toxic chemicals and widespread respiratory problems pose a significant health risk to the Vietnamese community
Category: News
Chronic Pain Sufferers Have Cognitive Issues, Too
08/08/2007
difficulties have problems with memory and attention.
The survey noted two main reasons to study chronic pain and cognition negative effects could worsen the pain and impaired cognition could hamper communication regarding pain between patient and doctor.
The literature indicated that in many
Category: News
Bureau Urges Employers to Consider Safety Grants Program
06/23/2011
the past year it has awarded grants totaling more than 3.3 million.
The National Safety Council designates June each year as National Safety Month in a campaign to promote the importance of safety to reduce unintentional injuries and deaths.
The Safety Intervention Grant program assists
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