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/ OKLAHOMA Sale of State Workers Comp Agency Opposed by Attorney General http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/oklahoma_sale_of_state_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:08:14 -0400 A plan to sell Oklahoma's workers' compensation insurance agency is opposed Attorney General Drew Edmondson because businesses may then be required to pay higher rates. EEOC Publishes Ruling Tied to Age Discrimination http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/eeoc_publishes_ruling_tied_to.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:33 -0400 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a proposed rule addressing the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense under the Age Discrimination in NY Case: In The Matter Of Guz V. Jewelers Machinist, Inc. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/guz_v_jewelers.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:17:00 -0400 New York City, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Claimant, a factory worker, sustained a work-related injury in March 2002 and thereafter filed for workers' compensation benefits. AK Case: Shehata V. Salvation Army http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/shehata_v_salvation.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:58:00 -0400 Juneau, AK (CompNewsNetwork) - This appeal concerns reimbursement for fraudulent receipt of workers' compensation benefits. An employee worked part-time for five weeks while he was MI House Republicans Blasts Bill Giving WC Benefits To Illegal Immigrants http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/mi_house_rep_wc_immigrants.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:44:00 -0400 Lansing, MI (CompNewsNetwork) - State Rep. Dave Agema blasted a move by a Democratic representative to offer workers compensation benefits to illegal immigrants. "At Smart-Tek Solidifies Business Plan to Enter 48 Contiguous States http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/smarttek_48_states.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:42:00 -0400 NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart-Tek Automated Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Smart-Tek Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board : Former Navy Civilian Employee Indicted For WC Benefits Fraud http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/fromer_navy_wc_fraud.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:39:00 -0400 Sacramento, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that a federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment on Thursday charging MICHAEL OSHA Assesses Guam Contractor $139,500 For Hazardous Conditions http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/osha_guam_hazardous_conditions.html News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:37:00 -0400 San Francisco, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hua Sheng International Group Corp. in Do I have to see the company doctor? http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_i_have_to_see.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:18:38 -0500 A mechanic called us because he is mad about what has happened to some co-workers.  Long story short is that whenever they have gotten injured, Yet Another Attempt to Shift CMS Costs http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/yet_another_attempt_to_shift.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:51:00 -0500 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 WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork