http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-03-15T07:43:28-04:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/how_smart_ergonomics_reduces_workers.html 2010-03-14T17:05:42-04:00 2010-03-14T17:05:42-04:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Smart employers have a safety program to reduce the number of workers' compensation claims. Smarter employers integrate ergonomics, the science of designing the job, equipment http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/oklahoma_sale_of_state_workers.html 2010-03-14T17:08:14-04:00 2010-03-14T17:08:14-04:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com A plan to sell Oklahoma's workers' compensation insurance agency is opposed Attorney General Drew Edmondson because businesses may then be required to pay higher rates. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_i_have_to_see.html 2010-03-14T08:18:38-04:00 2010-03-14T08:18:38-04:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog A mechanic called us because he is mad about what has happened to some co-workers.  Long story short is that whenever they have gotten injured, http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/20_best_practices_in_workers.html 2010-03-13T21:18:35-05:00 2010-03-13T21:18:35-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Often you see references to “Best Practices” in the handling of workers' compensation claims without an explanation as to what they are or what the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/yet_another_attempt_to_shift.html 2010-03-13T07:51:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:51:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The American Insurance Association (AIA) and collateral Industry groups have banned together in a formal attempt to avoid the Federal mandate to reimburse Medicare for http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_unemployment_worse_than_previously.html 2010-03-13T07:16:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:16:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman NJ has released revised statistics reflecting than 2009 unemployment rates were worse than previously reported. "New Jersey employers continued to trim payrolls in January as total http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_mandates_proof_of_insurance.html 2010-03-13T07:28:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:28:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The NJ Division of Workers' Compensation has clearly mandated that claimants have the burden of proving insurance coverage. In a memorandum letter issued by the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/tasmania_wants_random_drug_testing.html 2010-03-12T21:29:36-05:00 2010-03-12T21:29:36-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com The Transport Workers Union is backing a Tasmanian Coroner's call for all trucking companies to introduce random drug testing. Coroner Chris Webster made the recommendation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/employers_win_fraud_loses.html 2010-03-06T21:25:37-05:00 2010-03-06T21:25:37-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com A program targeting workers’ compensation insurance fraud resulted in 154 arrests in 2009 and $16.6 million in recoveries and estimated savings as reported by the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ireland_to_cut_down_on.html 2010-03-06T21:28:25-05:00 2010-03-06T21:28:25-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Up to one third of all road collisions in Ireland involve drivers using their vehicles for work, according to a new report from the Road