Governor Baker Unveils Workers’ Compensation Pilot for Opioid-Related Cases
Channel: MassGovernor
Date: 2016-12-08

Governor Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Ronald L. Walker, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MA AFL-CIO President Steve Tolman, Judge Omar Hernandez, and Jimmy Duran to announce a new voluntary program to assist injured workers who have settled workers’ compensation claims get treatment for pain management, aimed at limiting the use of opioids or other narcotics.