Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has gotten a lot of national attention lately due to several disturbing events on military bases. However, PTSD is not limited to veterans and those who have been exposed to war. It is a complex disorder that can…

In just a few hours the United States men's national soccer team will take on Belgium in the knockout round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With this global sporting event combined with a short work week (with the July 4th holiday falling on Friday) fo…

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) research paper on Stress in the workplace highlights the costly impact of stress and mental health issues on workplace injuries and illness, including higher risk of injury, medical treatment, lost time f…

Sedgwick Senior PL Claims Specialist, Peter Chidichimo discusses the prevalence of lawsuits surrounding patients who develop decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores. These lawsuits can be particularly challenging when there is incomplete or ins…

Imagine a young father of two (Jim) who goes to work one day and sustains a minor back injury. He sees a doctor and is told he can work, but could not lift over 25 pounds. Jim’s employer would not take him back unless he could perform all essential…

Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Medical Quality, Dr. Teresa Bartlett is featured in Business Insurance in discussing workplace violence prevention strategies. In the article she notes that when violence has occurred, there were almost always signs t…

A commercial ran recently where a man getting in his car sees a sticky note on his window. When he reads the note it says, "you are going to have a heart attack today." The voiceover states, "It's too bad we aren't notified when we are going to have …

I grew up on the south side of Chicago and am 100% Lithuanian. This was very difficult in a world where everyone else seemed to be 100% Irish. My friends had names that started with O’ and they all had green satin jackets with “south side Irish” in w…

Kathryn Tazic, SVP Client Services and Shawn Johnson, SVP Disability Administration conversation about the strict ADA regulatory environment that employers operate in today and what they need to know.

$317.5 billion – it’s a figure that gets employers to sit up and take notice. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this is the total for direct and indirect costs of treating mental health disorders annually. Numbers l…

Employers struggle with the question of "How do you begin to wrap your arms around this thing called ADA?" – facing challenges from the Americans with Disabilities Act and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). Often, employers face two common compliance g…

Sedgwick Senior Vice President, Senior Healthcare Advisor, Kimberly George is featured in WorkCompWire’s series, A Leader Speaks. In the write-up, Kimberly discusses recent advancements in healthcare technology and how they are impacting workers’ co…