When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened in 1971, the state of workplace safety was extremely grim. In the 1960s, a staggering 14,000 workers died on the job every year. Without ...

Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses increased by 7.5% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data showed a 4.5% increase in ...

Workers comp is required by law if you have one or more employees, but there are other coverages that may protect your business as well. The average workers compensation claim costs $44,179 but not ...

Whether working in a factory or looking after animals at a farm, every workplace has its risks. These risks, in turn, cause several types of workplace injuries, which can be mild or fatal. Workplace ...

Workplace injury costs can quietly siphon resources from small business owners. Not only can they pose significant financial threats to the health of your business, but the long-term cost of workplace ...

The key to unlocking a more substantial recovery often lies outside the workers’ comp system. If your workplace injury was ...

Workplace injuries can have devastating consequences for both employees and employers. Lost productivity, medical costs and even long-term disabilities can result from workplace injuries, leading to ...

Patients with workplace injuries have worse mental health outcomes over time than patients with non-workplace injuries, according to recent research. In a cohort study that included more than 35,000 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...