Vivvo CMS 4.0 WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/files.php?file= http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ Keys to Beginning A Workplace Safety Program http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/keys_to_beginning_a_workplace.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:03:26 -0500 The first step  in improving workplace safety is finding out what you already have in place. Three Steps for Your Initial Assessment 1. Review all existing safety Compensating Sick Workers at Home with H1N1 Flu http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/compensating_sick_workers_at_home.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 While the United States has established a national protocol to meet the medical challenges H1N1 flu pandemic, there remains a void on how to pay workers NIOSH Reports on the Safety of Nanotechnology http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/niosh_reports_on_the_safety.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The emerging area of nanotechnology has brought with it concerns over worker safety. NIOSH has now released a progress report concerning this technology. NIOSH's goals "I hate my Illinois workers' compensation attorney" http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/quot_i_hate_my_illinois.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:43 -0500 A caller said that and also said: He never calls me back.  Is rude when we do talk.  Wasn't prepared for court.  He thought I had Twenty-Four Percent of Americans Think It Is OK to Overstate Insurance Claims http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/twenty-four_percent_of_americans_think.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:31:26 -0500 In today’s weak economic environment  companies are adjusting by slowing production, transferring operations to other locations, discontinuing operations and services, reducing staff and even closing The Work Comp Planning Team Key Player is The Injury Coordinator http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/the_work_comp_planning_team.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:35:07 -0500 As you implement  a workers’ compensation program, you will need a planning team. At least 60 % of this initial work will be done by NEW ZEALAND An Unusual Workplace Injury http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/new_zealand_an_unusual_workplace.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:38:08 -0500 Racing Club’s Failure to Act Is a Lesson for Other Employers More than $135,000  in fines, reparations and court costs were assessed a racing club in EEOC Meeting in New Orleans Focuses on Better Integrating Disabled Workers http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/eeoc_meeting_in_new_orleans.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:41:06 -0500 Top officials  of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (DOJ), will jointly hold a CANADA Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer Files Libel Lawsuit For Defamation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_royal_canadian_mounted_police.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:44:43 -0500 The Royal Canadian  Mounted Police (RCMP) officer who fired a Taser at Vancouver’s airport leading to the death of a Polish immigrant two years ago has moved ahead LexisNexis Podcast of Margaret DiBianca on Implications of Social Networking, Technology and Employment Law on Workers’ Compensation (Transcript) http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/lxnxdibiancasocial.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500 LexisNexis Podcast of Margaret DiBianca on Implications of Social Networking, Technology and Employment Law on Workers’ Compensation February 2009 Interview Conducted by Steve Berstler, Esq. WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork