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/ Novel Approach-Eliminate the Need to Go To Court http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/novel_approach-eliminate_the_need_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:34:00 -0500 Scotland is working on a way to speed up compensation benefits in wrongful death compensation cases. Bill Butler, Minister from Glasgow has proposed that in Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/trauma_of_job_loss_often.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:01:00 -0500 Occupational heart attacks are notorious issues in workers' compensation claims. The New York Times reviews the phenomenon cardiovascular episodes attributed to work related stress due to plant Institute of Medicine to Start Burn Pit Health Study http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/institute_of_medicine_to_start.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:23:00 -0500 The Institute of Medicine is going to commence a study of the health effects of the exposure to dust and fumes. Burn pits were utilized Overview of Illinois workers' compensation benefits http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/overview_of_illinois_workers_compensation.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:35:54 -0500 Here’s an overview of what you can expect to receive in terms of benefits if you’re hurt on the job in Illinois. All work injuries Workers' Compensation Board Delays MAP Implemetation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workers_compensation_board_delays_map.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:34:16 -0500 In September of 2009 it was learned that the New York State Workers' Compensation Board was starting a Business Process Improvement (BPI) initiative. From Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems - NYTimes.com http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/trauma_of_job_loss_often.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:01:00 -0500 Trauma of Job Loss Often Includes Health Problems - NYTimes.com The Occupational Disease Pilot Program & Healthcare http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/the_occupational_disease_pilot_program.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:33:00 -0500 Health Care reform continues to be at the forefront of the Obama administration’s agenda.   Legal Talk Network Host and Attorney Alan S. Pierce welcomes Jon L. Gelman to VA Officials Set Plan to Study Burn Pit Exposures http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/va_officials_set_plan_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:56:00 -0500 At recent hearings at the Institutes of Health, Veterans Affairs Department officials set out a plan to study burn pit exposures in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We Air Force Veteran Warns of Burn Pit Hazards http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/air_force_veteran_warns_of.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:24:00 -0500 A former member of the US Air Force, Tony Roles, tells of his exposure to toxic waste dust and fumes of burn pits in Iraq. Senator Levin Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Government Contractors http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/senator_levin_calls_for_greater.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:04:00 -0500 A US Senate Committee concluded an investigation of government military contractors and has called for greater scrutiny of them. The need for more oversight was the finding WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork