State: FL DEA: Oxycodone Buys Down Significantly After 'Pill Mill' Crackdown:
By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief Florida’s crackdown on “pill mills” cut physicians’ purchases of the opioid painkiller oxycodone by 97% during 2011 and appears to have driven the business to Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, according to a report issued last week by the
State: OH No Benefits for Estate of Obese Smoker Who Died Walking to Work:
An Ohio appellate court upheld the denial of death benefits to the estate of a morbidly obese woman who died of a heart attack after having to walk a block from an off-site parking lot to her workplace, because her normal parking space adjacent
Top Lawmakers Will Carry Workers' Comp Option Legislation:
By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau Chief Two of most powerful members of the Oklahoma Legislature have agreed to carry legislation to give employers an alternative to workers’ compensation to protect injured workers – and to reduce costs to businesses. Senate President Pro Tempore Brian
State: CA Contractor Sting Nabs 5 Without Comp Coverage:
A sting targeting Central California Valley contractors charging excessive up-front payments caught five contractors who were operating without workers’ compensation insurance, including a registered sex offender who had not submitted to a background check, according to a press release from the Contractors State License
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Learn how to keep construction workers safe
The most important thing you can do to keep your employees safe on a construction site is to create, maintain and follow a strict health and safety plan. In general, as the owner of a construction business, or someone involved in the construction industry,
Regulators: Florida workers' comp healthy
JacksonvilleBusiness Journal Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 6:36pm EST State regulators reported Wednesday that Florida’s workers’ compensation system, once the target of business groups angered over skyrocketing rates, is financially healthy and, unlike property insurance, remains almost entirely in the private market, according to
2012 Notice of State Unemployment, Federal Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Changes
As our country continues to try to pull itself out of the worst economic recession in more than 40 years, business owners nationwide have experienced increased costs related to state and federal unemployment rates. The number of people out of work continues to be
Increases in minimum wage…
Increases in the minimum wage often involve protracted political battles, but not so for 10 states that will increase their rates in 2012. That’s because these states tie annual increases in their minimums to increases in the cost of living. The minimum wage will
State of Florida Work Comp Increase…
State: FL – Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty gave final approval to an 8.9% increase in workers’ compensation rates that took effect on January 1, 2012. (source: workcompcentral) For more information regarding this increase call a WCCOP representative today at 813-684-5684.