Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/files.php?file= http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/chicago_work_comp_attorney_view.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:03:27 -0500 A reader asks: I hurt my leg on the job six months ago and had surgery.  My injury was not disputed and the insurance company paid http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/taking_aim_at_carcinogenic_cosmetics.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:21:00 -0500 The fragrance and cosmetic industry is now the target of potential regulation as the State of Colorado is considering legislation to ban cosmetics that contain http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/death_of_soldier_alleged_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:35:00 -0500 The exposure to toxic dust and fumes from burn pits in Iraq have been reported to have been allegedly linked to the death of a http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/asbestos_deaths_predicted_to_continue.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:52:00 -0500 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a draft Intelligence Report concerning asbestos and mesothelioma in an effort to create a "road-map for research." "Asbestos http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/to_abey_or_not_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:03:01 -0500 A long, long time ago the word "abeyance" crept into our workers' compensation lexicon. According to The Free Dictionary by Farlex, it means temporarily suspended, http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/paranoia_and_your_illinois_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:28:15 -0500 Every so often we get a call or e-mail like this: I am really concerned that my Illinois workers' compensation lawyer has sold me out to http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/veterans_tell_of_burn_pit.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:40:00 -0500 Veterans are beginning to speak openly about the toxic exposures they were subjected to at the burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and the serious health problems http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/you_drink_you_work_you.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:38:33 -0500 Ok, that sounds like a cheesy anti-DUI commercial, but it's true, at least when it comes to Illinois workers' compensation. If you are drunk on the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/defense_expert_found_contradictory_in.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:57:00 -0500 The NJ Appellate Division affirmed the trial decision of Judge Kovalcik who ruled that the testimony of the defense expert was "contradictory and inconsistent and cannot credit http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/how_a_medicare_lien_went_wrong.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:00 -0500 By Robert G. Rassp, Law Offices of Robert G. RasspA California Applicant claimed injuries AOE/COE to her bilateral upper extremities, neck and back on a WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork