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Secretary at Former Asbestos Plant Awarded $17.87 Million
A former secretary at an Illinois asbestos plant, Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) was awarded $17.87 Million as a result of contracting an asbestos
How to Make Handling a Medical Only Claim Interesting
The handling of medical-only workers’ compensation claims may seem routine or even mundane. Let’s look beyond the surface to see there’s more than meets the ...Victoria Australia Officials Use Wellness to Reduce Workers Compensation Occupational Injuries
Officials in Victoria, Australia are promoting WorkHealth, a five year, $218 million program aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of Victorian workers. It represents ...Claims Resolution and Settlements: MSA and Annuities
Medicare Set Asides Under federal law, Medicare is precluded from paying the medical expense for a person's workers' compensation injury. The Center for Medicare and ...How One Doctor Really Can Make a Difference
Here is a true story about how one doctor successfully helped his client-employers reduce workers’ compensation costs by 50%. And further reductions are seen in ...The Saga of Asbestos in LIbby Montana
The plight of the workers of Libby Montana may have been highlighted by efforts of Senator Harry Reid in the recent Senate Health Care Reform ...Asbestos Disposed of in Iraq Burn Pits Exposing Soldiers and Contractor Employees
More horror stories are now emerging from those who have been exposed to toxic dust and fumes overseas. Returning shoulders now reveal they have been exposed ...Illinois wage differential lawyer perspective on what you should settle for
A nice guy came to us looking for a second opinion. He used to earn $35 an hour as a laborer, but sustained a major ...New York Based Law Firm Cited for Alleged Workplace Discrimination
An international law firm with its primary office in New York City, allegedly violated federal age discrimination law through its compensation system, the U.S. Equal ...2009 Record Year for Workplace Discrimination Claims
The goal of a discrimination-free workplace remains elusive as in fiscal year 2009 a record number (93,277) workplace discrimination charges were filed nationwide, the second ...Featured Series
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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- Outsourcing Workers' Compensation Claims Management - Is Offshore Solution Out Of Bounds?
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
- Peter Rousmaniere Discusses Low Risk, Low Cost Strategies for Controlling Chronic Pain
- CA Insurance Commissioner Announces $1 Million Grant To Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud
I wonder if he has Workmans Comp. A great job of filming, and loved the music......... The whole Family has to be crazy ...
Great. It is often difficult to get feedback from this industry, or to survey the market. I truly appreciate that this information is ...
The employment classification issue is a critical one as evidenced by the author, but I disagree with the advice to have any independent contractor to ...
wish you would (not) pass the bill at this time.
I agree, benchmarking is a great tool to locate where your opportunities lie with regard to getting your workers comp claims costs under control.
- Seven People And 11 Corporations Charged In Million-Dollar Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Patricia Smith for US Solicitor General
- Secretary at Former Asbestos Plant Awarded $17.87 Million
- OR OSHA Fines Americold Logistics $740,400 For Safety Violations
- TEXAS Stopping Supplemental Income Benefits With Job Search Services
- Ten Costly Return-to-Work Mistakes
- Seven People And 11 Corporations Charged In Million-Dollar Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Sedgwick CMS Integrates Medicare Compliance Solution With Claims Management Services
- Outsourcing Workers' Compensation Claims Management - Is Offshore Solution Out Of Bounds?
- WC Is The Last Nail In The Coffin For Small Businesses





