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/ $657 Million 9/11 Settlement Agreement Documents Online: Time to Act http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/657_million_9_11_settlement.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:43:37 -0400 While I am sure that most of the general public has heard about last week's potential $657 million settlement for 9/11 First Responders ( including volunteers), do you want to OKLAHOMA Sale of State Workers Comp Agency Opposed by Attorney General http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/oklahoma_sale_of_state_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:08:14 -0400 A plan to sell Oklahoma's workers' compensation insurance agency is opposed Attorney General Drew Edmondson because businesses may then be required to pay higher rates. EEOC Publishes Ruling Tied to Age Discrimination http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/eeoc_publishes_ruling_tied_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:33 -0400 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a proposed rule addressing the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense under the Age Discrimination in Do I have to see the company doctor? http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_i_have_to_see.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:18:38 -0500 A mechanic called us because he is mad about what has happened to some co-workers.  Long story short is that whenever they have gotten injured, Yet Another Attempt to Shift CMS Costs http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/yet_another_attempt_to_shift.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0500 The American Insurance Association (AIA) and collateral Industry groups have banned together in a formal attempt to avoid the Federal mandate to reimburse Medicare for NJ Unemployment Worse Than Previously Estimated http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_unemployment_worse_than_previously.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:16:00 -0500 NJ has released revised statistics reflecting than 2009 unemployment rates were worse than previously reported. "New Jersey employers continued to trim payrolls in January as total NJ Mandates Proof of Insurance Coverance http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_mandates_proof_of_insurance.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:00 -0500 The NJ Division of Workers' Compensation has clearly mandated that claimants have the burden of proving insurance coverage. In a memorandum letter issued by the OHIO Drug Free Safety Program Proposed to Stop Injuries Caused by Drug Use http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ohio_drug_free_safety_program.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:42:18 -0500 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors recently received details of proposed rules for the newly developed Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP) designed How An Employer Can Actively Participate in the Work Comp Process http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/how_an_employer_can_actively.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:17 -0500 We all know it is the employer's responsibility to purchase workers' compensation insurance coverage and to report a claim to the claims office when an Workers and Claims NOT Covered by Workers Comp Insurance http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workers_and_claims_not_covered.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:13:59 -0500 We all know employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance in nearly every state (except Texas) and workers’ are covered by WC benefits when WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork