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/ AUSTRALIA Unions Want Right to Initiate Prosecution of Unsafe Workplaces To Hold Employers Responsible http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/australia_unions_want_right_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:44:01 -0500 Thousands of workers  recently held protest meetings in Sydney and Melbourne to fight for stronger workplace health and safety laws so that fewer workers are injured Temporary Workers On Out of Town Assignment Traveling in Rental Car Sustained Injury IS Compensable http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/temporary_workers_on_out_of.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:49:05 -0500 How Would You Decide:  Employee Injured During “Commute” While on Temporary Out-of-State Duty Is Not Barred From Recovery by “Going and Coming Rule” Here’s what Tom Pilot Out of Work From Retinal Damage Due to Laser Pointed at Aircraft Cockpit http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/pilot_out_of_work_from.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:54:22 -0500 Canadian Pilot Still Out of Work After Laser Incident  The issue of  pilots being blinded by laser pointers remains under the microscope as an air ambulance Specialization of Line of Business, Industry and Adjuster Are Wave of the Future http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/specialization_of_line_of_business.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:03:07 -0500 Jeffrey T. Bowman is president and CEO of Crawford & Company, the world’s largest independent provider of claims management, offers his perspective on understanding non-U.S. insurance Illinois independent contractors and workers compensation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/illinois_independent_contractors_and_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:13:06 -0500 A recent case decided at the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission shows once again that you never should let your employer or their insurance company tell High Unemployment Rates & The Future of Workers Compensation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/high_unemployment_rates_amp_the.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:28:00 -0500 Soaring unemployment rates will continue to have a critical impact upon the nation's workers' compensation system. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released numbers revealing CANADA Brochure about Workplace Safety On Ice http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_brochure_about_workplace_safety.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:30:37 -0500 New Resources Help Alberta Workers Stay Safe on Ice It all started  when a snowcat driver and his vehicle went through the ice while constructing an Nine Ideas for How to Manage Lost Time Workers Comp Claims http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nine_ideas_for_how_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:12:52 -0500 We all know  the time from the moment of injury to final resolution can be lengthy. A competent business manages the process in an organized Three Common Types of Workers Comp Fraud Cases http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/three_common_types_of_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:58:11 -0500 From the Fraud Blotter A survey of what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of workers’ comp fraud, listing recent CONNECTICUT Recession Doubles Job Related Injury Claims http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/connecticut_recession_doubles_job_related.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:53:25 -0500 Job-related injuries  have nearly doubled over the last four years, apparently due to the recession. The Connecticut Post reports first-injury claims by the state Workers’ Compensation Commission WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork