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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
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 ...
TEXAS Pros and Cons of Opting Out in Texas: The Single Workers Compensation Insurance Opt Out State
Fact: Workers’ Compensation Insurance is a type of “property and casualty” business insurance required in all states, except Texas where an employer may opt out. ...
One case or two? When Illinois work injuries lead to multiple problems
A reader asks: I suffered a torn rotator cuff injury which I had surgery. Since then have had numbness to my hand. The numbness comes during ...
Fraud Awareness Month November 2009
By LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Fraud Team Welcome! We've designed this resource center to help you locate materials on Workers’ Compensation Fraud, here on the LexisNexis ...Obesity Costs in Workers’ Compensation Claims
By Stuart D. Colburn, Shareholder, Downs Stanford, PC Commentators suggest rising obesity rates increase workers’ compensation costs. Obesity may now directly increase workers’ compensation ...NORTH CAROLINA State Lowers Work Comp Rates First Time in Five Years
State businesses will pay less for workers’ compensation insurance beginning in April of 2010 due to a settlement reached between the North Carolina Department of ...
Leveraging TPA Services to Drive Better Workers Compensation Outcomes
If a member of executive management walked into your office today and asked if you are using your TPA as effectively as possible to reduce ...
TEXAS Pros and Cons of Opting Out in Texas: The Single Workers Compensation Insurance Opt Out State
Fact: Workers’ Compensation Insurance is a type of “property and casualty” business insurance required in all states, except Texas where an employer may opt out. ...
CANADA Temporary Foreign Workers Program Not Working
Canada’s auditor general claims Auditor General Sheila Fraser the government’s temporary foreign worker program is not run efficiently or effectively and tabled a report with Parliament ...
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- CA Labor Commissioner Files $250,000 Lawsuit For Unpaid Wage
- NE Gov. Signs Bill Prohibiting Illegal Immigrants From Receiving Benefits
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04 November, 2009 10:03:10
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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!
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How do you get permission for your investigator to go to the site or how do you pursuade OSHA to visit?
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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?
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- Ten Costly Return-to-Work Mistakes
- Seven People And 11 Corporations Charged In Million-Dollar Workers' Compensation Fraud
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- Increase In Use Of Electronics Creating “Intexticated” Workers