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The U.S. Department of Labor announced revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s recordkeeping rule, including an expansion of the list of severe work-related injuries that employers must report to OSHA beginning Jan 1, 2015.
Sedgwick SVP Kathryn Tazic recognized among Business Insurance 2014 Women to Watch
The holiday season is a great time for family, friends and fun – but it is also a time for fraud. If we let down our guard, fraudsters can turn happy times to sad. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, fraud increases…
Sedgwick acquires Absentys
Change is part of everything we do and the way we go about implementing change can have a tremendous impact on how change is received and accepted by those directly and indirectly affected. At Sedgwick, one of our core values is to embrace change. …
The possible spread of the Ebola virus to persons in the United States has raised concerns regarding the handling of insurance claims that might result from this disease. As the leading North American provider of claims management services, S…
The possible spread of the Ebola virus to persons in the United States has raised concerns regarding the handling of insurance claims that might result from this disease. To ensure we are prepared to assist our clients during this time of uncertainty…
Florida has been the center of some very interesting cases arguing the constitutionality of workers’ compensation and adequacy of benefits. Issues range from benefit caps to the ability of an injured worker to circumvent the exclusive remedy doctrine…
Sedgwick Executive Vice President, Disability Operations, Darryl Hammann discusses the keys to successful ADA/ADAAA compliance as part of an integrated program. In an article beginning on page 42 of Human Resource Executive magazine’s “What’s Ahead:…
This blog article has been republished as originally run in Human Resource Executive magazine's November 2014 issue As an employer, you've most likely heard about the multimillion-dollar lawsuits and settlements related to the Americans with Disabil…
Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety, Ann Gaffey discusses the potential liability that can arise in managing a physician office and ways to mitigate the risk. In an article beginning on page 38 of the magazi…
Emergency Department (ED) staff members have all felt the anxiety of a potential missed diagnosis. For those who have actually witnessed a missed chance, it is not hard to understand how agonizing it would be to realize the missing piece of informa…
Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Chris Mandel advises there are many ways to approach risk management and be successful. The best risk strategies are those that align with the organization’s priorities and objectives. In the art…