http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2009-11-21T05:26:21-05:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/proposed_system_in_oklahoma_to.html 2009-11-20T07:54:00-05:00 2009-11-20T07:54:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Legislation has been proposed in Oklahoma to dismantle the present workers' compensation system and replace it with an administrative system designed to reduce costs and http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/compensation_benefits_for_smokers.html 2009-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2009-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman On the eve of the annual Great American Smokeout one needs to reflect on the inadequacy of the national workers' compensation to assist in this effort. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/asbestos_exposure_continues_needlessly.html 2009-11-20T02:40:00-05:00 2009-11-20T02:40:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Despite all the knowledge of the hazards of asbestos fiber in the workplace, asbestos is still  mined throughout the world and continues to be used http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/montana_cuts_off_benefits_for.html 2009-11-19T21:32:00-05:00 2009-11-19T21:32:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman The Montana Supreme Court reiterated that the right to receive Workers' Compensation benefits is not a fundamental right and it could be terminated at retirement http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_you_know_the_secrets.html 2009-11-19T20:35:31-05:00 2009-11-19T20:35:31-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Often training exercises  are designed arbitrarily and have little to do with what is actually taught, when in fact, training exercises should be used to http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/top_tips_to_hiring_the.html 2009-11-19T20:39:59-05:00 2009-11-19T20:39:59-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com Anthony Van Gorp,  private investigator at Investigative Solutions & Consulting Services, Inc., explains for Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., that the first step http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/avoid_pitfalls_of_fileing_osha.html 2009-11-19T20:44:26-05:00 2009-11-19T20:44:26-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com NEW YORK:   Avoidable Pitfalls In New York,  an  OSHA Form 300 must be completed whenever an Employer’s Report of Injury (C-2) is filed with the Work http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/can_wife_of_defense_contractor.html 2009-11-19T20:48:45-05:00 2009-11-19T20:48:45-05:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com How Would You Decide:  Surviving Spouse of Defense Contractor’s Employee in Iraq Fails to Establish Husband’s Suicide Was Caused By Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Here’s what Tom http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/you_don_t_have_to.html 2009-11-19T12:20:54-05:00 2009-11-19T12:20:54-05:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog A real salt of the earth laborer contacted us recently from Ohio.  He is the type of guy that has worked for thirty years, doesn't http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/shifting_occupational_claim_responsibility_to.html 2009-11-19T11:20:00-05:00 2009-11-19T11:20:00-05:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman Recent Workers' Compensation reforms enacted in the 1990's are more likely to effect older workers  who are then more likely to to apply for Social