In a case that was appealed by both the widow of a tile installer who died of complications related to asbestos and the employer and insurer who say a new law was misapplied to the case, the Missouri Court of Appeals is sending the issue to the state’s high court.

The Carlyle Group, an alternative asset manager, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in MedRisk Inc., a provider of managed physical medicine solutions to the workers compensation sector.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has settled workplace safety violations with a Missouri-based grain company following six fatalities during a 2011 explosion, with the company agreeing to pay $182,000 in penalties.

The California Department of Industrial Relations says 376 Californians died on the job in 2016, down slightly from 388 deaths in 2015 but still higher than the most recent low of 344 in 2014.

The holiday season’s demands on the retail, packing and shipping sectors elevate workers compensation risks, and those who hire seasonal workers or expect their employees to put in overtime are urged to plan wisely.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Tallahassee, Florida-based R.A.W. Construction for exposing its employees to trench collapse hazards.

Fatal work injuries in the United States in 2016 reached their highest level since 2008, with double-digit increases in workplace violence and overdose fatalities, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Losses for a 100-year earthquake in California are expected to exceed $300 million with more than 300 fatalities and a 250-year event may exceed $1.4 billion in losses with more than 1,000 fatalities, according to a report released Monday by the Oakland, California-based Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau.

A federal appeals court has reversed an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission decision that upheld an administrative law judge’s vacating of citations issued against an employer by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The medical share of total workers compensation benefit costs in New York dropped to 37% in 2015 and 2016 from a high of 42% in 2007, while the national average is 51.4%, according to a report released state’s comp rating board.

Employers required to comply with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s electronic record-keeping rule will have until midnight on Dec. 31 to submit their 2016 injury and illness data on the agency’s injury tracking application to avoid any enforcement action by the agency.

Children of deceased workers for all fatal claims in Oregon are set to see an increase in death benefits starting in 2018, the state Workers’ Compensation Division announced Friday.

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited three contractors a total of $147,315 in penalties for safety violations after the collapse of a temporary mold and vertical shoring in Oakland hospitalized 13 workers.

The Supreme Court of Tennessee has upheld a woman’s disability claim despite her employer’s assertion that her impairment rating should be capped after she resigned her position following a workplace injury.

The World Health Organization has declared cannabidiol, a pain-relieving compound in marijuana known as CBD, neither harmful nor addictive.

Employers should pay careful attention to their U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration injury and illness logs to ensure they are accurately recording safety incidents, particularly in light of an upcoming deadline for certain employers to electronically submit this information to the agency, legal experts said.

The California closed drug formulary for workers compensation will be updated quarterly by a committee of three doctors and three pharmacists who will meet several times a year, according to California regulators.

Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Kim Bailey will resign effective Dec. 19.

Most construction contractors are not utilizing emerging technology such as drones to improve workplace safety, but change is expected as the benefits of using these technologies are proven, awareness grows and their prices start to decrease, according to a new study.

U.S. federal workplace safety regulators have cited and proposed $130,552 in fines against a Georgia construction company for failing to protect its employees from trench collapse hazards.

The Trump administration is likely to move to repeal all of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory amendments designed to prevent chemical incidents such as the West, Texas, fertilizer disaster that killed 15 people, according to a legal expert.

A Florida bill that would cover mental health treatment for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder absent any physical injuries under workers comp moved forward last week, but opponents question its cost.

The U.S. workers compensation industry experienced more financial impairments during a 17-year period from 2000-2016 than any other property/casualty line of business, according to an A.M. Best special report.

The Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending a 3% decrease in workers compensation insurance loss costs for 2018, on top of a 4% decrease that took effect on Aug. 1.

OSHA regulators cited and proposed $152,099 in penalties against an Alabama automobile dealership after three employees died and two were injured in a fire.

A whistleblower who reported improper asbestos removal practices at a school worksite has won a $173,794 award after being fired for reporting these practices.

A West Virginia appeals court has affirmed a decision denying a permanent total disability award to an injured worker.

Medical payments per workers compensation claim were 24% higher in Illinois than the median for other states examined in a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

California regulators are proceeding with an evidence-based drug formulary for medical providers treating injured workers starting Jan. 1, 2018.

The Texas Department of Insurance has sets medical fee guideline conversion factors for 2018, based on the Medicare Economic Index, which increased 1.4% for next year.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Protective League will be able to create their own alternatives for workers compensation benefit delivery and dispute resolution under a collective bargaining agreement with the City of Los Angeles.

ESIS has launched its new worker advocacy model, ESIS Care, that aims to eliminate barriers in the workers compensation process for injured workers.

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission is fully staffed for the first time in years with the addition of James Sullivan, and legal experts hope the commission will move quickly to address its case backlog.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Benco Builders of the Virginias Inc. after an employee suffered serious injuries from a 19-foot fall off a roof.

Montana’s injury and illness rates declined to an incidence rate of 4.2 injury and illness cases per hundred full-time workers in 2016, according to the state’s annual survey of occupational injuries and illnesses.

Scott Mugno, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pledged to work with agency staffers to advance its safety mission, including examining ways to improve collaborative programs with employers.

More than 50% of workers comp claims officials report a growing claims inventory, finding that closing claims within the first year is becoming more difficult, a survey shows.

Workplace safety experts are keeping an eye out for a potential rise in post-retirement injuries due to the increasing number of retired workers taking on part-time jobs.

An industry whose hallmark is pain management is grappling with its own ailment with no easy cure: legacy claims tied to long-term opioid prescriptions.

Employers hope that new leadership at OSHA will spur a more collaborative approach to regulation and enforcement.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an employer’s liability for black lung benefits to a coal miner it cumulatively employed for more than a year.

It didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to crack the case — just a crack workers comp claims staff with an acute ear for background noises.

The average amount Washington state employers pay for workers compensation insurance will drop by 2.5 % in 2018 for most industries, the state Department of Labor & Industries said.

Florida insurance regulators have taken over Guarantee Insurance Co. and have started liquidating its assets, a spokesman for the Department of Financial Services confirmed.

(Reuters) — Express Scripts sees Amazon.com Inc., which has been reported to be interested in entering the pharmacy market, as a possible partner rather than a competitor, the PBM’s CEO said Thursday on CNBC.

Medical payments per workers compensation claim in North Carolina decreased 6% per year from 2013 through 2015, according to a study released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

Three-quarters of medical providers currently offer or plan to offer telemedicine services, according to the results of a recent survey, outstripping expectations.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied a Kimberly-Clark Corp. petition to appeal a decision awarding death benefits to a widow whose husband’s death was caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace.

The agency’s decision to extend the deadline once again for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data surprised no one, but stakeholders are hoping this means it will either revamp the rule or provide more clarity.

The New Jersey insurance commissioner has approved a 5.1% rate decrease for workers compensation premiums on a new and renewal basis, the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau said in a letter to members.