Category: Work-Related Injury
CDC Issues Opioid Guidelines
On March 18, the CDC finally issued much-anticipated guidelines for the prescription of opioids in chronic pain management "outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care." Over-prescription of opioids in the realm of workers' compensation has long been an issue of national importance. 47,055 lethal drug overdoses...
Walking Home From Our House Christmas Eve: "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" and Work-Related Injuries When Coming and Going from Work
We're all familiar with the holiday tune that recounts Grandma's unfortunate encounter with Santa and his reindeer. She's found the next day with "hoof prints on her forehead/And incriminating Claus marks on her back". Sadly, if Grandma were your employee and the accident happened in a location that can...
