http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2010-03-15T21:09:49-04:00 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/657_million_9_11_settlement.html 2010-03-15T15:43:37-04:00 2010-03-15T15:43:37-04:00 Republished with permission from New York Disability Law Blog While I am sure that most of the general public has heard about last week's potential $657 million settlement for 9/11 First Responders ( including volunteers), do you want to http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/oklahoma_sale_of_state_workers.html 2010-03-14T17:08:14-04:00 2010-03-14T17:08:14-04:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com 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. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/eeoc_publishes_ruling_tied_to.html 2010-03-15T10:10:33-04:00 2010-03-15T10:10:33-04:00 Republished with permission from ReduceYourWorkersComp.com 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/guz_v_jewelers.html 2010-03-15T10:17:00-04:00 2010-03-15T10:17:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork New York City, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Claimant, a factory worker, sustained a work-related injury in March 2002 and thereafter filed for workers' compensation benefits. http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/shehata_v_salvation.html 2010-03-15T09:58:00-04:00 2010-03-15T09:58:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/mi_house_rep_wc_immigrants.html 2010-03-15T09:44:00-04:00 2010-03-15T09:44:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork Lansing, MI (CompNewsNetwork) - State Rep. Dave Agema blasted a move by a Democratic representative to offer workers compensation benefits to illegal immigrants. "At http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/smarttek_48_states.html 2010-03-15T09:42:00-04:00 2010-03-15T09:42:00-04:00 PRNewswire NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart-Tek Automated Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Smart-Tek Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board : http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/fromer_navy_wc_fraud.html 2010-03-15T09:39:00-04:00 2010-03-15T09:39:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork 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 http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/news/osha_guam_hazardous_conditions.html 2010-03-15T09:37:00-04:00 2010-03-15T09:37:00-04:00 compnewsnetwork San Francisco, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Hua Sheng International Group Corp. in http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/do_i_have_to_see.html 2010-03-14T08:18:38-04:00 2010-03-14T08:18:38-04:00 Illinois Workers Comp Law Blog 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,