This morning, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit about 10 miles west of Salt Lake City, near the city of Magna. This is the state's most powerful earthquake since 1992. Damage has caused power outages for about 55,000 people, gas leaks, damage to mu…
As we continue to track updates to workforce absence-related laws to support coronavirus (COVID-19) absences, we have created a statutory state chart as a resource to help make sense of the changes. The matrix includes scenarios to identify which ben…
UPDATE ALERT: Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. CST. Today, the Senate passed HR 6201 as approved by the House yesterday. President Trump signed into law at 8:30pm eastern. The bill will become law within 15 days. Within that time, rules will be…
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has understandably captured the world’s attention. Here at Sedgwick, we are keeping a close eye on the situation and the resulting impact to our clients, including Occupational Safety and Health …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – March 11, 2020 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today announced the expansion of several service offerings in response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19)…
To ensure Sedgwick can best meet the health and safety needs of our clients and their customers and employees amid concerns of the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), we are expanding several of our service offerings in response to these challenging ti…
Sedgwick Chief Medical Director Dr. Teresa Bartlett contributed to this article
Sedgwick is acutely aware that the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) is an escalating global health concern. In light of this, Sedgwick clients will need our support more than ever in meeting the needs of their employees and customers. We also recogni…
My personal interest in mindfulness started on August 11, 2017 when my wife was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer in the bones. Stress on the entire family from the 18-month process of preparation for a stem cell transplant, the actual stem cell …
As we continue to face an opioid crisis, insurance adjusters need to make health and safety a focus during the inspection of a claim. It is essential to be aware of the potential health risks you could be facing, as today there is a real possibility …
The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, originating in Wuhan in China, has been widely reported in the media and there’s a handy summary of what we know about it so far on the Sedgwick blog. The world has already seen more than 2,000 reported cases…
Last month’s mystery virus in Wuhan, China has officially made its way to the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the first case of the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the U.S. was announced on January 21,…
A brief history of the ADA Enacted in July of 1990, the ADA is a law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It defines disability as a physical or mental impairment, a record of physical or mental impairment, or being regarded as ha…
An unprecedented storm Even as Dorian spun for weeks at sea, people were preparing for its arrival. Original projections had the storm directly hitting Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where residents, property owners and businesses braced for what was expe…
Should we stay or should we go? Emergency preparedness requirements get an update for healthcare facilities BY SUSAN BURNS AVP, Specialty Operations, Professional Liability, Sedgwick On a near-daily basis, the news can be fraught with alerts…