- Worker who tested positive for cocaine use in injury probe entitled to back pay, fees: CourtAn employee fired after testing positive for cocaine use in a workplace injury investigation is entitled to back pay and attorney fees because her carpal tunnel injury was not an accident, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled.
- Workers comp patients have fewer illicit drugs in systems: AnalysisWorkers compensation patients have illicit drugs in their systems less frequently than patients whose care is paid for by other medical delivery systems, according to a study by a drug monitoring company.