http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-03-13T17:56:08-05:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/yet_another_attempt_to_shift.html 2010-03-13T07:51:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:51:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The American Insurance Association (AIA) and collateral Industry groups have banned together in a formal attempt to avoid the Federal mandate to reimburse Medicare for http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_unemployment_worse_than_previously.html 2010-03-13T07:16:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:16:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman NJ has released revised statistics reflecting than 2009 unemployment rates were worse than previously reported. "New Jersey employers continued to trim payrolls in January as total http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_mandates_proof_of_insurance.html 2010-03-13T07:28:00-05:00 2010-03-13T07:28:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The NJ Division of Workers' Compensation has clearly mandated that claimants have the burden of proving insurance coverage. In a memorandum letter issued by the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/tasmania_wants_random_drug_testing.html 2010-03-12T21:29:36-05:00 2010-03-12T21:29:36-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com The Transport Workers Union is backing a Tasmanian Coroner's call for all trucking companies to introduce random drug testing. Coroner Chris Webster made the recommendation http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/employers_win_fraud_loses.html 2010-03-06T21:25:37-05:00 2010-03-06T21:25:37-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com A program targeting workers’ compensation insurance fraud resulted in 154 arrests in 2009 and $16.6 million in recoveries and estimated savings as reported by the http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ireland_to_cut_down_on.html 2010-03-06T21:28:25-05:00 2010-03-06T21:28:25-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Up to one third of all road collisions in Ireland involve drivers using their vehicles for work, according to a new report from the Road http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/great_britain_campaign_on_dangers.html 2010-03-06T21:35:35-05:00 2010-03-06T21:35:35-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com A campaign in Great Britain warning trades people about the dangers of asbestos has won an international award. The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ohio_drug_free_safety_program.html 2010-03-08T19:42:18-05:00 2010-03-08T19:42:18-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors recently received details of proposed rules for the newly developed Drug-Free Safety Program (DFSP) designed http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/how_an_employer_can_actively.html 2010-03-09T20:06:17-05:00 2010-03-09T20:06:17-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com We all know it is the employer's responsibility to purchase workers' compensation insurance coverage and to report a claim to the claims office when an http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/workers_and_claims_not_covered.html 2010-03-09T20:13:59-05:00 2010-03-09T20:13:59-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com We all know employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance in nearly every state (except Texas) and workers’ are covered by WC benefits when