http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2009-11-07T19:43:18-05:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/why_every_employer_should_request.html 2009-11-02T19:18:50-05:00 2009-11-02T19:18:50-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Special Handling Instructions One of the main  goals in managing workers’ compensation costs is returning your injured worker to work as soon as medically advisable. For http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/former_police_officer_charged_with.html 2009-11-01T17:49:35-05:00 2009-11-01T17:49:35-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Former Police Officer Charged With Mail Fraud - 9/3/2009 A 32-year-old  former Johnson City Police officer who faked an assault at is charged with 20 counts http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_calgary_local_employment_programs.html 2009-11-01T17:53:12-05:00 2009-11-01T17:53:12-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Calgary Residents with Disabilities Receive Help from Local Employment Program People with disabilities will get help preparing for jobs as a result of the Government of Canada’s http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/finding_and_developing_tools_to.html 2009-11-01T18:08:51-05:00 2009-11-01T18:08:51-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Why You Need to Know the WC Cost Containment PROCESS Yes, you’ll need to know the subject matter of workers’ compensation cost containment, but you’ll also need to http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_newfoundland_and_labrador_workplace.html 2009-11-01T18:16:38-05:00 2009-11-01T18:16:38-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com WHSCC to Maintain Average Base Assessment Rate for Employers The Workplace Health,  Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of New Foundland and Labrador reports it is maintaining the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/quot_my_waukegan_workers_compensation.html 2009-11-01T14:48:35-05:00 2009-11-01T14:48:35-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog This comment came from a frustrated caller.  Essentially their lawyer hadn't called them back in a week to tell them what he would do about http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/bp_fined_by_osha_a.html 2009-10-30T23:54:00-04:00 2009-10-30T23:54:00-04:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Four years follow a massive explosion in Texas City, OSHA fined BP a record $87 million dollars. The Financial Times reports: "Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary of http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/quot_i_don_t_want.html 2009-10-30T17:04:23-04:00 2009-10-30T17:04:23-04:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog We heard this from someone who ironically enough had not received workers' compensation benefits for about six months.  She hadn't yet hired an attorney because http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/lifeafterandrepont.html 2009-10-30T10:16:00-04:00 2009-10-30T10:16:00-04:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center  By Paul B. Howell, Franke & Salloum One of the most contentious issues under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (33 U.S.C.S. § 901 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/twxpublishnetworkreport.html 2009-10-30T10:10:00-04:00 2009-10-30T10:10:00-04:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center  By Stuart D. Colburn, Downs Stanford, PC  The Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group (WCREG) published its 2009 workers’ compensation network report card results.