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/ Workplace Incident Data: Fact or Fiction? http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workplacedata.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:35:00 -0500  ByJohn Astad, Director, Combustible Dust Policy Institute It’s been an interesting path taking the leap from writing an occasional guest column in the local Larson’s Spotlight: When Do Misrepresentations by Injured Workers Cut Off Workers' Compensation Benefits? http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/larsonspotlight.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500 By LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Staff Workers’ compensation is harsher on fraud than in civil cases. Civil cases use a balancing test, i.e., TEXAS Pros and Cons of Opting Out in Texas: The Single Workers Compensation Insurance Opt Out State http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/texas_pros_and_cons_of.html Workers Comp Blogwire Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:22:18 -0500 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/one_case_or_two_when.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:18:57 -0500 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 CANADA Temporary Foreign Workers Program Not Working http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/canada_temporary_foreign_workers_program.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:50:22 -0500 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 TEXAS Pros and Cons of Opting Out in Texas: The Single Workers Compensation Insurance Opt Out State http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/texas_pros_and_cons_of.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:54:20 -0500 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. Leveraging TPA Services to Drive Better Workers Compensation Outcomes http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/leveraging_tpa_services_to_drive.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:01:30 -0500 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 NORTH CAROLINA State Lowers Work Comp Rates First Time in Five Years http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/north_carolina_state_lowers_work.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:05:23 -0500 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 Fraud Awareness Month November 2009 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/novfraud.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:15:00 -0500  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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/obesitywc.html Workers Comp Blogwire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:05:00 -0500  By Stuart D. Colburn, Shareholder, Downs Stanford, PC Commentators suggest rising obesity rates increase workers’ compensation costs.  Obesity may now directly increase workers’ compensation WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork