California’s Division of Workers Compensation on Thursday said last week it suspended seven more medical providers from participating in California’s workers compensation system.

A bill that would cover cancer and other illnesses under presumption for former workers of the decommissioned Hanford nuclear site in Hanford, Washington, was revived by the Washington state House Rules Committee on Tuesday.

Finding alternatives for pain management, expanding autonomous claims processes and controlling the opioid crisis are among the issues and trends that employers should watch for in 2018, says Sedgwick Claims Management Services.