WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-03-18T04:48:52-04:00 CMS Announces New Life Tables http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/cms_announces_new_life_tables.html 2010-03-17T22:05:00-04:00 2010-03-17T22:05:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recently published its 2005 United States Life Tables. Effective April 12, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Hot Coffee- Is Justice Being Served http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/hot_coffee-_is_justice_being.html 2010-03-17T18:14:00-04:00 2010-03-17T18:14:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Everyone has heard of the case against McDonald for spilled hot coffee that resulted in a large verdict.  Susan Saladoff has undertaken an effort to Legislation Introduced to Reform OSHA to Make the Workplace Safer http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/legislation_introduced_to_reform_osha.html 2010-03-17T17:47:00-04:00 2010-03-17T17:47:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District introduced the Ensuring Worker Safety Act this morning.  The legislation aims to protect workers by assuring that state Legislation Introduced for OSHA Reforms to Make the Workplace Safer http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/legislation_introduced_for_osha_reforms.html 2010-03-17T17:47:00-04:00 2010-03-17T17:47:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District introduced the Ensuring Worker Safety Act this morning.  The legislation aims to protect workers by assuring that state Tougher Safety Penalties Will Improve Workplace Health and Safety, Witnesses Tell House Subcommittee http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/tougher_safety_penalties_to_improve_workplace.html 2010-03-17T10:02:00-04:00 2010-03-17T10:02:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Washington, DC (CompNewsNetwork) - Witnesses told the Workforce Protections Subcommittee that legislation to strengthen and modernize workplace CA DWC Expands Spanish-Language Outreach With Two New Partnerships http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/ca_expands_spanish_with_two_partnership.html 2010-03-17T09:57:00-04:00 2010-03-17T09:57:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Oakland, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - Maria Palma was distraught with pain and financial worry and didn’t know how to proceed with her workers’ compensation claim FL CFO’s Risk Management Legislation Passes House Committee Unanimously http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/fl_risk_management_leg_passes_house.html 2010-03-17T09:53:00-04:00 2010-03-17T09:53:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Tallahassee, FL (CompNewsNetwork) - Florida CFO Alex Sink today commended the Florida House Government Operations Appropriations Committee for unanimously passing legislation that implements NH Defendant Agrees To $18,500 Fine For Alleged Violations Of Asbestos Management And Control Regulations http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/nh_asbestos_violations.html 2010-03-17T09:51:00-04:00 2010-03-17T09:51:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Concord, NH (CompNewsNetwork) - Attorney General Michael A. Delaney and Commissioner Thomas S. Burack, of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (“DES”), announce Video Leads To Arrest For WC Fraud http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/video_wc_fraud.html 2010-03-17T09:47:00-04:00 2010-03-17T09:47:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork New York, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Videotape showing a Buffalo man repairing a BMW led to his arrest Thursday for collecting $3,850 in workers’ compensation benefits OSHA eTool Explains Ways To Protect Safety Of Electric Power Workers http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/osha_etool_eworkers.html 2010-03-17T09:44:00-04:00 2010-03-17T09:44:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Washington, DC (CompNewsNetwork) - Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. To help prevent