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A Tale of Two Med Claims: Delaware IAB Utilization Review Appeal Number #2 is now in!
By Cassandra Roberts, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP Last week the IAB released the decision in Francisco Irizarry v. Christiana Care Health Services, IAB # 1294065
New Court Decisions/Resources: Dealing With The Obesity Epidemic
Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - Recent court rulings in Indiana and Oregon have employers worried. The courts have ruled that an employer must pay for an ...Six Key Responsibilities of the Workers Comp Injury Coordinator
An injury coordinator is the person at the business that coordinates activities between the employer, injured worker, doctors, and insurance company. Usually they handle other ...
GREAT BRITAIN Safer Workplace Abroad Makes Quarries and Mines Safer
New Team Formed to Make for Safer Quarries, Mines It seems no matter what part of the world we are in, workplace safety is a very ...
CANADA Canadian Mounties Workers Compensation Post Traumatic Stress Disabilities Rise
Mounties Experience Rise in PTSD in Past Decade The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, based on RCMP statistics, reports a sharp rise in disability for post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Use a Comprehensive Approach Not A Quick Fix To Repair Your Workers Compensation Program
Use a systematic approach to managing your workers’ compensation costs. It should be a comprehensive program tackling the key cost areas driving workers’ compensation costs. Cost drivers are ...
LexisNexis Names New York Disability Law Blog Top 25 Workers' Comp Blog for 2009!
The Attorneys at Turley Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco are honored to have LexisNexis name our New York Disability Law Blog one of the top 25 workers compensation ...
A Fool's Gambit
When it comes to workers' compensation reform, why or why can't we be more like Texas. . .or Kansas. . .or Missouri. . .or this ...
Illinois permanent partial disability: How do you measure it for MRSA?
A reader asks: Do you know how permanent partial disability is valued for contracting MRSA or C-diff? Those are two terrible infections. But unlike a back injury or ...
The Workers' Compensation Beauty Pageant
The chore of ranking state workers' compensation systems is tougher than judging a national beauty pageant. Peter Rousamiere made an excellent attempt this week in ...
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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- 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
- Former Nurse's Aide Charged With Comp Fraud
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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- 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
- WC Is The Last Nail In The Coffin For Small Businesses
- Increase In Use Of Electronics Creating “Intexticated” Workers