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Work comp payments may expand greatly because of a California decision awarding death benefits related to a drug overdose.

The seven will improve your work comp program with little effort while enhancing workers’ respect for their jobs and increasing cooperation.

...Using IMR to shift costs of treatment away from workers' comp and to the federal government may be a recipe for long-term disaster.

Analysis of the Texas workers' compensation system shows that, as a matter of public policy, "opt-out" programs make sense.

The current approach to urine drug testing yields too many false negatives and positives, doing no favors to either workers or employers.

To provide peace of mind to an injured worker -- and reduce the number of big claims -- employers should address 10 questions right away.

Clueless employers don't understand that they can control their workers' comp costs -- and not just complain about them.

Drug formularies should be all about better outcomes for patients, not cost. Take care of the injured worker, and everyone else wins, too.