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The repercussions of cumulative concussions: California's lenient and expansive cumulative trauma laws have the potential to reach beyond the National Football League, as experts warn the issue could become a painful headache for the workers' comp industry.	Cover story	Nov 1, 2010	2276
Watch your back! Obesity and long hours behind the wheel can both play havoc with your spine.		Nov 1, 2008	1910
Mass producing ergonomics: two of the world's largest automakers are also two of the biggest success stories when it comes to ergonomics and worker safety.		Oct 15, 2008	2043
Wellness programs welcome: the American workplace is getting fatter, but employers are the ones that are expected to suffer and there's no better time for companies to implement a wellness program.		Dec 1, 2007	2392
The heavy, heavy burden of obesity: obesity increases the cost of workers' compensation claims and the risk of traumatic workplace injuries, new surveys show.		Dec 1, 2007	1663
Lose it or misuse it: obesity increases risk of traumatic workplace injuries, researchers say.		Sep 15, 2007	317
More for your workers' comp money: study identifies states with "good value" for workers, employers.		Sep 1, 2007	463
The pain of going mobile: risk managers are encouraged to offer their work force ergonomic training, and to use caution in selecting tools for mobile employees if they want to increase worker productivity.		Jul 1, 2007	1448
Compensating for reforms: state workers' comp systems to ride the seesaw of reform in 2007.		Apr 1, 2007	408
Steady as she goes: expect more of the same for workers' comp in 2007.		Mar 1, 2007	577
Workplace fatalities decline: a BLS study finds 2005 was, on average, a safer year than 2004. But for some ethnic groups and for workers in some states, fatality rates rose.		Nov 1, 2006	1335
States of change: workers' compensation claims frequency has been coming down steadily, but medical costs are still on the rise, all but obliterating the possibility of getting ahead. Some states are using aggressive strategies to rein in costs.		May 1, 2006	1217
The taste of bittersweet: workers' comp rates have stabilized, but the cost per claim is surging and the gains of 2005 are under attack this year.		Apr 15, 2006	2008
Workers' comp privatization law signed: move would cut premiums by 15 percent.		Apr 1, 2005	322
Boost productivity, cut injuries with job rotation. (Up Front).		Mar 3, 2003	754