Workers Comp Blogwire
Controlling The Threat Of Workplace Violence
Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - The headlines garnered by the arrest of a Yale lab technician who was charged with murdering a graduate student in the
AMA Guide Round-Up: IAB Reviews the AMA Guide Application Issue with Surprising Scrutiny
By Cassandra Roberts, Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP The decisions from the Delaware Industrial Accident Board are trickling in, following a previous ...Brave New World! Delaware Industrial Accident Board Issues First Decision on an Appeal From Utilization Review
By Cassandra Roberts, Partner, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP The moment practitioners have been waiting for has arrived. After months of wondering what ...How To Avoid Missing Out On WC Savings
Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - As year-end approaches, many businesses turn their attention to tax planning with the goal of minimizing federal and state taxes. Few ...What Risk Managers Need to Know About Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
By William Judge & Rebecca Shafer Drug and Alcohol screening is one of the most common risk management weapons in the arsenal of tools ...Violence in the Workplace: A Growing Problem in America
By Jason Morris, Chief Operating Officer & President, EmployeeScreenIQ Special Note: This article was originally published by Jason B. Morris in December, 1999. I ...Texas Closed Formulary
By Stuart D. Colburn, Shareholder, Downs Stanford, PC The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation hosted a stakeholder meeting regarding the closed formulary to discuss ...Study Finds Adults Over 55 Unaware Of Meds' Effects On Driving
Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that many adults over 55 years of age are unaware that ..."Scenes We'd Like to See" From WCRI’s Medical Benchmark Studies
By Vernon R Sumwalt, Sumwalt Law Firm This blog entry isn’t going to put a new spin on an old fairy tale, like Mad Magazine once ...Controlling Labor Costs In Federal Construction Contracts
Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - With billions of dollars pouring into federal construction contracts, contractors need to know that paying fringe benefits as cash wages to ...- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
- CA Insurance Commissioner Announces $1 Million Grant To Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud
- Former Nurse's Aide Charged With Comp Fraud
- OSHA Orders Southern Air Inc. To Withdraw Lawsuit
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With average loss time claim in the top five in country for several years, we will see a major increase at some point!
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Does this mean healthcare workers should be given access to swine flu immunizations?
Most workers' compensation rate variation is caused by how an insurance company applies rating classifications to an employer.In some cases, no insurance company is willing ...
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- How To Protect Yourself From Rising Medical Provider And Claimant Fraud
- TEXAS Pros and Cons of Opting Out in Texas: The Single Workers Compensation Insurance Opt Out State
- Montana Cuts Off Benefits For Retirees
- OSHA Cites Excavation Company For Trenching Hazards
- LexisNexis Top Blog of the Year Workers Compensation and Workplace Issues - 2009
- 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





