Health care workers in Oklahoma hospitals face numerous workplace hazards every day. Staff members that work directly with patients are particularly prone to workplace injuries and illnesses. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, hospital...
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Month: June 2016
Oklahoma Religious Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Voss Lighting, a Nebraska-based company, was accused by an Oklahoma man, Edward Wolfe, of refusing to hire him based on his religious beliefs. With the assistance of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Wolfe pursued a religious employment...
OSHA reminds employers of the dangers of heat in the workplace
It's no secret that summer temperatures in Oklahoma and across the nation can get pretty high. That's why the Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiates a campaign each year designed to educate employers and outdoor workers about the dangers of...
Opioid prescriptions decline for injured workers in Oklahoma
After analyzing the data from approximately 1.9 million prescriptions linked to more than 337,000 nonsurgical workers' compensation claims across 25 states, the Workers Compensation Research Institute calculated a drop in the amount of opioids prescribed to workers in...
Doctors Experimenting on Human Patients?
When anyone signs up for a surgical procedure, they expect that the doctor not only knows what he or she is doing in the operating room, but that the materials, tools, and anything else used during the process of the surgery is approved by the appropriate agencies....
Teens new to workforce at risk for work-related injuries
Many Oklahoma teenagers take summer jobs so that they can earn their own money. For teens who are new to the workforce, however, taking on a first job can be difficult. They may feel required to complete every task that they're assigned, even if there's a significant...
Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Law Ironic?
Angela Sanders, who was fired the day she returned from surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, a work-related injury, filed a lawsuit against her employer back in 2014. Sanders was given the choice, along with 16 other employees whose jobs were eliminated by the state...