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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
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
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- CA Insurance Commissioner Announces $1 Million Grant To Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud
- Former Nurse's Aide Charged With Comp Fraud
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15 October, 2009 11:52:53
Does this mean healthcare workers should be given access to swine flu immunizations?
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12 October, 2009 10:19:23
Most workers' compensation rate variation is caused by how an insurance company applies rating classifications to an employer.In some cases, no insurance company is willing ...
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- Ten Costly Return-to-Work Mistakes
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