http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2009-11-21T06:36:22-05:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/2009topblog.html 2009-11-16T10:06:00-05:00 2009-11-16T10:06:00-05:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center The LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center is pleased to announce our selection for Top Blog of the Year 2009. To be sure, it was a http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/iamedbenefit.html 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center  By H. Edwin Detlie, Attorney at Law In Robertson/Star Building v. Coohey, filed November 12, 2009, the Iowa Court of Appeals found that a http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/sick_leave_pay_law_for.html 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman US Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) has announced that he is preparing legislation to pay sick workers 7 days of sick leave for H1N1 flu. While http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/wc_attorney_liable_for_359m.html 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 2009-11-16T10:00:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman A NJ workers' compensation attorney who failed to pursue a medical malpractice claim and allowed it to be dismissed was held liable for legal malpractice. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workers_compensation_in_illinois_and.html 2009-11-15T06:22:41-05:00 2009-11-15T06:22:41-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog In general there are only three benefits you can get under Illinois workers' compensation law:  Payment of all related medical bills, 2/3 of your average http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/free_podcast_-_how_to.html 2009-11-13T19:31:33-05:00 2009-11-13T19:31:33-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Preventing Fraudulent Workers’ Compensation Claims As the economy weakens, companies face a greater risk in fraud and abuse impacting workers’ compensation, general liability and product liability http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_newfoundland_and_labrador_occupational.html 2009-11-13T19:33:54-05:00 2009-11-13T19:33:54-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com The Workplace Health,  Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of New Foundland and Labrador is ramping up efforts to address occupational disease issues through the creation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/top_qualities_of_a_workers.html 2009-11-13T19:48:15-05:00 2009-11-13T19:48:15-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com The role  of Injury Coordinator (IC)(a.k.a. Return-to-Work Coordinator)  is pivotal to a well-managed workers’ compensation program.  It is crucial the injury coordinator’s job functions are well http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_i_have_an_illinois.html 2009-11-13T06:02:08-05:00 2009-11-13T06:02:08-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog A reader asks: I was forced to participate in one of those "team building" exercises.  Normally I'm a salesman, but for this a group of us http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_you_know_the_four.html 2009-11-12T18:46:54-05:00 2009-11-12T18:46:54-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Before starting  a workers’ compensation program, you need to first assess what you already have in place. This first phase of a four-phase process helps