- MRSA infection leads to impairment, return to work ruling
A Tennessee maintenance technician who developed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a drug-resistant staph infection, from a work-related injury is entitled to a 7% impairment rating and was denied a “meaningful return to work,” the…
- Worker gets comp benefits despite irregular opioid prescription use
A New York employer can’t discontinue workers compensation indemnity benefits for an injured worker whose urine drug tests showed that the man was not taking an opioid medication regularly, a New York appellate court has ruled.