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/ 20 Best Practices in Workers Comp Claim Handling http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/20_best_practices_in_workers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:35 -0500 Often you see references to “Best Practices” in the handling of workers' compensation claims without an explanation as to what they are or what the 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 NJ Unemployment Worse Than Previously Estimated http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_unemployment_worse_than_previously.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:16:00 -0500 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 NJ Mandates Proof of Insurance Coverance http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/nj_mandates_proof_of_insurance.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:28:00 -0500 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 Tasmania Wants Random Drug Testing for Trucking Companies http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/tasmania_wants_random_drug_testing.html Workers Comp Blogwire Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:29:36 -0500 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 Employers WIN Fraud Loses http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/employers_win_fraud_loses.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:37 -0500 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 Ireland to Cut Down on Work Related Crashes http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ireland_to_cut_down_on.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:28:25 -0500 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 Great Britain Campaign on Dangers of Asbestos for Trades http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/great_britain_campaign_on_dangers.html Workers Comp Blogwire Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:35:35 -0500 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) OHIO Drug Free Safety Program Proposed to Stop Injuries Caused by Drug Use http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/ohio_drug_free_safety_program.html Workers Comp Blogwire Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:42:18 -0500 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 How An Employer Can Actively Participate in the Work Comp Process http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/how_an_employer_can_actively.html Workers Comp Blogwire Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:17 -0500 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 WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork