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A Work Comp Investigator’s Death Claim Depends On The Tools of His Trade
How Would You Decide: Death of Workers’ Compensation “Private Eye” Did Not Arise Out of Nor Was it in the Course of the Employment
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New Zealand Medical MRI and CT Scan Costs Skyrocket
As you see, we repeatedly include workers’ compensation issues from other countries, because it’s not only a U.S. issues — occupational injury costs are happening ...
Oh No, Here Comes the Flu, OSHA to the Rescue
OSHA Offers Workplace H1N1 Assistance for Workers, Employers Common sense fact sheets promoting safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak was issued for employers and workers ...
Jury Awards DePascale Plaintiffs $12 Million Against Verizon for Failure to Clean Toxic Waste Site in Hicksville
In a ground-breaking victory in a David vs. Goliath courtroom setting (it appeared that Verizon had no fewer than 15 attorneys from around the country ...
APHA Calls for US Asbestos Ban
The American Public Heath Association (APA) has called for a ban by Congress on the manufacture, sale, export, or import of asbestos containing products including ...
Weekend Reading
I just added OKPolicy.org to my Favorites Blogroll in the sidebar. Oklahoma Policy Institute began operations on January 28, 2008. It is a results-oriented, analytical ...
CANADA Ontario’s Work Comp Rates Frozen in 2010
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will freeze rates for the majority of employers in 2010, while applying the usual rate-setting methodology for rate groups ...
Workers’ Comp Program Design and Development Most Difficult Part of Work Comp Cost Reduction Program
Design & Development All materials such as templates, forms, sample letters, etc. for use throughout the life of your WC program are designed and put into use. Design and development ...
CALIFORNIA Business Owner Cited for Workers Comp Fraud
A local business owner was sentenced for reported failure to make contributions to the unemployment insurance fund and failure to secure workers’ compensation insurance according to Monterey ...
OHIO Former Attorney General Aide Misclassifies Workers to Reduce WC Premiums
A survey of what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers’ comp fraud, listing recent arrests, charges, and convictions. ...
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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
- Peter Rousmaniere Discusses Low Risk, Low Cost Strategies for Controlling Chronic Pain
- CA Insurance Commissioner Announces $1 Million Grant To Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud
- Former Nurse's Aide Charged With Comp Fraud
Sharon Edwards (Tuffy)
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04 November, 2009 10:03:10
Way to go WorkersCompensation.com, You are #1 in my book. You have done a fantastic job ,and without your sites so many of ...
rodney threatt
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03 November, 2009 10:49:39
With average loss time claim in the top five in country for several years, we will see a major increase at some point!
Toby Rubenstein
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19 October, 2009 05:06:51
How do you get permission for your investigator to go to the site or how do you pursuade OSHA to visit?
patricia griswold
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15 October, 2009 11:52:53
Does this mean healthcare workers should be given access to swine flu immunizations?
Jonathan Paul
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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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Some WC insurers are exiting some states due to falling premiums and rising medical costs. Does this signal a structural shift in the WC insurance industry?
- Seven People And 11 Corporations Charged In Million-Dollar Workers' Compensation Fraud
- OSHA Cites Excavation Company For Trenching Hazards
- Ten Costly Return-to-Work Mistakes
- Asbestos Exposure Continues Needlessly
- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- Ten Costly Return-to-Work Mistakes
- Seven People And 11 Corporations Charged In Million-Dollar Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Sedgwick CMS Integrates Medicare Compliance Solution With Claims Management Services
- WC Is The Last Nail In The Coffin For Small Businesses
- Increase In Use Of Electronics Creating “Intexticated” Workers