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LexisNexis Top Blog of the Year Workers Compensation and Workplace Issues - 2009

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
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WC Attorney Liable for $359M+ in Legal Malpractice Claim

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. ...
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Sick Leave Pay Law For H1N1 Advances

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 ...
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Iowa: Medical Benefits Ordered for Petition Filed Nine Years After the Injury

 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 ...
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Workers compensation in Illinois and pain and suffering

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 ...
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Top Qualities of a Workers Comp Manager or Injury Coordinator

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 ...
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CANADA Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Disease Panel Formed to Help Workers and Families

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 ...
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Free Podcast - How To Prevent Workers Compensation Fraud

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 ...
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Do I have an Illinois workers' compensation claim

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 ...
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Do You Know the Four Phases of a Workers’ Comp Program?

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 ...
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