#HAPPENINGNOW: The Workforce Protections subcommittee is holding a hearing on how the Department of Labor can have a major role in combating the #OpioidCrisis. Here’s why it’s important…http://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/
According to today’s witness testimony, “FECA is five or six years behind the rest of the workers’ compensation industry” when it comes to dealing with the opioid crisis. https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/imo/media/doc/PadudaTestimony%20.pdf …pic.twitter.com/dV9Fl2p3uy
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@USDOL has recently taken initial steps, it is critical that the Department stems the tide of further opioid addiction when caring for injured federal workers. States like Ohio and Washington have set an example to follow.Show this thread -
Committee Democrats will keep pushing to make sure that
@USDOL is following evidence-based practices to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions in the FECA program and#protectworkers from dependency and addiction.https://go.usa.gov/xQN4VShow this thread
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