Benefits of Vaccine Mandates Outweigh Workers’ Comp Costs of Vaccine Injuries

October 18, 2021/in National News, vaccine mandates, workers' compensation /by wpmaddoxins

Vaccinations have served to significantly reduce the spread of COVID-19 in populations with high take-up rates, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). In the past months, many businesses and public entities have begun to require their employees …

Workers’ Compensation Insurers Find That as Opioid Cost Slows, Marijuana Grows

October 15, 2021/in cannabis, marijuana claims, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National News, opioid claims, Research and Trends, Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), workers' compensation /by wpmaddoxins

Workers’ compensation insurers have slashed spending on opioids, reducing the risk of addiction and delayed recovery, but now they are under increasing pressure to reimburse injured workers for a new kind of elixir. Six states now allow or require insurers …