http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2009-11-07T18:38:22-05:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/illinois_independent_contractors_and_workers.html 2009-11-07T11:13:06-05:00 2009-11-07T11:13:06-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog A recent case decided at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission shows once again that you never should let your employer or their insurance company tell http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/high_unemployment_rates_amp_the.html 2009-11-06T09:28:00-05:00 2009-11-06T09:28:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Soaring unemployment rates will continue to have a critical impact upon the nation's workers' compensation system. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released numbers revealing http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_brochure_about_workplace_safety.html 2009-11-05T19:30:37-05:00 2009-11-05T19:30:37-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com New Resources Help Alberta Workers Stay Safe on Ice It all started  when a snowcat driver and his vehicle went through the ice while constructing an http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nine_ideas_for_how_to.html 2009-11-05T19:12:52-05:00 2009-11-05T19:12:52-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com We all know  the time from the moment of injury to final resolution can be lengthy. A competent business manages the process in an organized http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/three_common_types_of_workers.html 2009-11-05T18:58:11-05:00 2009-11-05T18:58:11-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com From the Fraud Blotter A survey of what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers’ comp fraud, listing recent http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/connecticut_recession_doubles_job_related.html 2009-11-05T18:53:25-05:00 2009-11-05T18:53:25-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Job-related injuries  have nearly doubled over the last four years, apparently due to the recession. The Connecticut Post reports first-injury claims by the state Workers’ Compensation Commission http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workplacedata.html 2009-11-06T08:35:00-05:00 2009-11-06T08:35:00-05:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center  ByJohn Astad, Director, Combustible Dust Policy Institute It’s been an interesting path taking the leap from writing an occasional guest column in the local http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/larsonspotlight.html 2009-11-05T22:35:00-05:00 2009-11-05T22:35:00-05:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center By LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Staff Workers’ compensation is harsher on fraud than in civil cases. Civil cases use a balancing test, i.e., http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/texas_pros_and_cons_of.html 2009-11-05T16:22:18-05:00 2009-11-05T16:22:18-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Fact: Workers’ Compensation Insurance is a type of “property and casualty” business insurance required in all states, except Texas where an employer may opt out. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/one_case_or_two_when.html 2009-11-05T08:18:57-05:00 2009-11-05T08:18:57-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog A reader asks: I suffered a torn rotator cuff injury which I had surgery. Since then have had numbness to my hand. The numbness comes during