Vivvo CMS 4.0 WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/files.php?file= http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ Federal OSHA to Review State Safety Plans http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/federal_osha_to_review_state.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In recent testimony before Congress, Jordan Barab, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), reported that OSHA will Horseplay isn't covered unless you aren't the horse http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/horseplay_isn_t_covered_unless.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:36:29 -0500 A reader asks: I had hurt my knee at home and was at work on crutches.  As a "joke" (ha, ha) my co-worker came up from Disability Attorney Named to Board of Advisors at St. John's University Center for Labor and Employment Law http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/disability_attorney_named_to_board.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:14:58 -0500 I am looking forward to attending the Inaugural Dinner of the new St. John's University School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law at Cracking Down on Inflexible Leave Policies: A Summary of the Sears EEOC Decision http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/cracking_down_on_inflexible_leave.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:05:13 -0500 The Americans with Disabilities Act  (ADA) requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Despite this requirement, many employers maintain leave policies that AUSTRALIA Takes Measures to Protect Teens at Work http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/australia_takes_measures_to_protect.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:07:31 -0500 New Kit Helps Teachers Prep Secondary School Students on Work Safety Teachers in  South Australia now have a new kit to help them prepare secondary school Targeted Runoff Claims Strategies for U.S. To Become More Like U.K. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/targeted_runoff_claims_strategies_for.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:12:46 -0500 Targeted Runoff Claims Strategies Another segment  is the runoff claims market. Since the 1970s, long-tail liabilities such as asbestos, environmental and pollution claims have been placed Hospital Workers Compensation Sanctions Termed Unusual http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/hospital_workers_compensation_sanctions_termed.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:18:23 -0500 From the November 6, 2009 Fraud Blotter Criminal complaints and indictments are accusations only. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The North Carolina  Industrial Commission, its deputy Making Your Return to Work Policy Work Using Transitional Duty http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/making_your_return_to_work.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:26:08 -0500 The number one  goal of any injury management policy is to return injured employees to work just as soon as they are medically able; ideally California EAMS and the QME Process http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/eamsqme.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500 By Hon. Colleen Casey, Workers' Compensation Judge (San Francisco, California) Most people are surprised to learn that the DWC Medical Unit is not Let's Reduce Lost Time --- Medical Case Management http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/let_s_reduce_lost_time.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:46 -0500 As mentioned in my last posting, Oklahoma gets a low ranking compared to other states in the category of lost time. How can we improve WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork