http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-03-19T08:38:53-04:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/the_limited_application_of_a.html 2010-03-19T06:04:00-04:00 2010-03-19T06:04:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman A Federal District Court in Michigan has dismissed a RICO [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] Claim Sedwick Claims Management Services. The plaintiffs alleged that 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/surveillance_private_investigators_and_illinois.html 2010-03-18T07:39:14-04:00 2010-03-18T07:39:14-04:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog Recently we were contacted by a woman who is receiving workers' compensation benefits following a shoulder surgery.  Her passion is bowling and she asked her http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/complaints_surge_about_halliburton_sickening.html 2010-03-18T07:33:00-04:00 2010-03-18T07:33:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman A recent report in Mother Jones reveals that soldiers, exposed to the dust and fumes from burn pits, coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, are reporting 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 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 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/major_cause_---_what_does.html 2010-03-17T08:30:00-04:00 2010-03-17T08:30:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Judge Tom Talks The March 13 issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal is devoted to workers' compensation. One of the articles (written by yours truly) analyzes the "major http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/making_movies_can_be_hazardous.html 2010-03-17T07:43:00-04:00 2010-03-17T07:43:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The recent blog about the Mad Hatter's exposure to mercury has drawn much attention. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has revealed http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/twittering_workers_compensation.html 2010-03-16T09:41:00-04:00 2010-03-16T09:41:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Social media has taken off as a major communications tool for client, lawyers, educational institutions and governmental agencies. The exchange of information is now instantaneous