Claims fraud continues to drive workers compensation costs up, driving payers to look for new ways to combat it. Much like on the underwriting side of the insurance business, data and the use of technology to analyze it is seen by experts as a major development in improving efficiency and detecting problems.

Nearly four years after a former Arena Football League player was injured while trying to regain a roster spot with the Orlando Predators, a state appeals court Tuesday rejected his workers’ compensation insurance claim.

While there is now widespread awareness about the opioid crisis, opioids continue to be prescribed for injured workers. However, the development of opioid use guidelines by various entities, including the CDC, has spurred many physicians to abruptly cut back.

Thirty-seven-year-old Jose Flores was arrested by ICE agents immediately following a meeting arranged by his employer. Flores’ lawyers question whether his arrest was retaliation by the employer, looking to get out of the workers’ comp claim.

The workers compensation industry continues to address the epidemic of opioids, which have been used to treat chronic pain for years even though they have been found to be ineffective in treating long-term pain.

Road crews pulled one person from flaming wreckage Wednesday morning as a fuel tanker caught fire after crashing into a median on I-25. Colorado Department of Transportation officials immediately closed down the interstate when the tanker caught fire.

An explosion and subsequent fire at a corn milling plant in Wisconsin early Thursday morning evening left one person dead and several injured, local authorities said.

Increased use of technology to treat injured workers remotely potentially could speed treatment, give injured workers access to more specialists and reduce workers compensation claims costs, but telemedicine also introduces new risks that must be addressed, a panel of experts said.

A woman is in serious condition after an accident at the Schick factory in Milford on Thursday morning.

Fire crews are investigating a Tanker explosion in Atwater near Highway 99 that killed one person. About 200 people in the area were evacuated.

“What are words for when no one listens? ...What little filters through is giving you the wrong impression. It’s a sorry state I say to myself.” If you grew up on MTV in the early 1980s like I did, you recognize these lyrics to “Words” by Missing Persons.

The Senate is now considering a proposal that would ban undocumented workers from receiving workers’ compensation if they’re injured on the job. The measure passed the House, but not without a heated debate between two fiery lawmakers.

A firefighter died and two others were seriously injured battling a massive four-alarm shopping center fire in San Antonio, officials said Friday.

A worker was critically injured Wednesday from a possible lightning strike near an Ocean Breeze Park construction site, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue.

Cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine use continues to climb among workers in the United States, though opioid use is down, according to a study released Tuesday by Madison, New Jersey-based Quest Diagnostics Inc.