5 Things to Know Friday 1/18 Edition

• 01/18/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL. (WorkersCompensation.com) - It’ the end of yet another work week. Here are several news items to end your week.   Updated Building Codes Could Save WC Payers, Study Indicates Spending money on hazard mitigation could ...

Tennessee Program Gives 'Hope' to Injured Workers Post Settlement

• 01/17/19
• Nancy Grover

Injured workers who settle their claims often share a common feeling: despair. Even though they may have walked away with a large sum of money and are free to visit the medical providers of their own choosing, ...

Swedlow: Change in Leadership 'One of the Most Significant' in Quite Some Time

• 01/17/19
• Nancy Grover

All eyes are on California to see what, if any changes Gov Gavin Newsom will seek for the workers’ compensation system. While he, like his predecessor is a democrat, it’s uncertain ...

5 Things to Know Thursday 1/17 Edition

• 01/17/19
• Nancy Grover

Some say Thursday is the best day of the week. To celebrate, we’ve included a bonus item.   NCCI Reveals Top Concerns of WC Insurance Executives The changing workforce, maintaining profitability, medical costs, and the future of the ...

Hartwig Ponders Potential Impact of Shutdown on Worker Safety

• 01/16/19
• Liz Carey

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – More than 800,000 federal employees are working without pay during the government shutdown. And that financial insecurity may or may not endanger the workers and their ...

Are Workers' Compensation Benefits Protected Against the Rising Cost of Living?

• 01/18/19
• Terry Bogyo

The cost of living (almost always) goes up year over year.  If your earnings aren’t keeping pace, something has to give.  In the short run, you might be able to carpool more, ...

Cascading Errors and Our Own Humanity

• 01/17/19
• Judge David Langham

I advocate that judges should prepare orders. My feelings about how lawyers and parties seek relief are as clear. The Rules of Procedure for Workers' Compensation Adjudications are consistent with both of these. And, these are not new topics, ...

Claims Success: Taking the Road Less Traveled

• 01/16/19
• Heather Keeling and Mark Walls

  Advances in healthcare technology have led to significant improvements in emergency medical care for injured workers. Injuries that were once considered fatal are now survivable. Industry attitudes about ...

Dissing Daubert?

• 01/15/19
• Judge David Langham

In 2016, I penned To D or not to D? That It appears is the Question. The evolution of constraints on evidence in Florida legal proceedings has been an interesting one. It has come to the fore again recently with consideration of the Florida Supreme Court's ...

Empty Preemption of Workers' Compensation: Parallels Between the Hanford Nuclear Facility and Air Ambulance Disputes

• 01/14/19
• Michael C. Duff

I am interested in conflicts between federal and state law in the context of workers’ compensation. And I am especially interested in a phenomenon I have ...

NC Industrial Commission: $3.2 Million in Penalties Collected

• 01/17/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Industrial Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division continues to identify businesses out of compliance with the Workers’ Compensation ...

NY AG James Announces Sentencing Of Farmer Following Death Of 14-Year-Old Employee

• 01/17/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Courtland County, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of Luke Park, owner of the Park Family Farm, for child labor violations ...

Scott Mugno Again Re-Nominated to Head OSHA; Heidi King Nomination as NHTSA Administrator Back on the Table

• 01/17/19
• National Safety Council

Washington, DC  — Scott Mugno’s nomination to lead OSHA was resubmitted to the Senate a second time by President Donald Trump on Jan. 16. The ...

OSHA Shares Fall Prevention Resources Ahead of National Safety Stand-Down

• 01/17/19
• National Safety Council

Washington, DC — To help employers prepare for the sixth annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, set to take place May 6-10, OSHA is offering free compliance ...

Ohio BWC Awards $243K in School Safety Grants

• 01/17/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - Eight Ohio school districts and two private schools will share nearly $243,000 to enhance their safety and security under an expanded safety grant program launched last year by the ...

The Week's (Completely) Absurd

• 01/18/19
• Robert Wilson

As the weekend approaches, we leave workers’ compensation behind for a brief respite. I have to warn you. This week’s collection of absurd stories is not for the faint of heart. This week involves drugs, hot watches, body cavity ...

Clogging Our Way Out of Plantar Fasciitis

• 01/17/19
• Robert Wilson

This may be handy information for the folks who handle “repetitive walking” claims from correctional officers of Illinois’ Menard Correctional Center. And since our industry sees its fair share of foot related ...

When Your Employee is Arrested for Assault with a Dead Chicken

• 01/16/19
• Robert Wilson

First, we should unequivocally state that the incident discussed here did not occur at a Waffle House. That little bit of information alone should be enough to make the risk management team at that august 24-hour a day ...

Doctor, Respect Thy Patient's Time

• 01/15/19
• Robert Wilson

In most businesses, routine tardiness and delay is not accepted or expected. Unfortunately, in the medical world, the opposite is often the case. We not only tolerate delays and late appointments when dealing with medical professionals; we ...

Wanted: 80 Hour a Week Part Time Assistant for Egotistical Twit

• 01/14/19
• Robert Wilson

No, I’m not looking for an assistant. This story is about some other egotistical twit. Actually, it is about someone who sounds like an egomaniacal dumbass; one who needs an assistant to do his actual job. Perhaps ...

Update on NY Work Comp Drug Formulary

• 01/18/19
• Mark Pew

I had the privilege [yesterday] of speaking at the New York Self-Insurers Association annual meeting in Manhattan. But this blogpost isn't about my session on medical marijuana along with Renee E. Heitger Esq. Instead, this blogpost is about what ...

2019 California Workers' Comp Quiz

• 01/18/19
• Julius Young

What does 2019 hold for California workers’ comp? 2018 is kaput, but you can check out my recap of important 2018 developments here: http://www.workerscompzone.com/2019/01/01/the-top-10-2018-california-workers-comp-developments/ Early ...

Texas Regulatory Roundup: 01.18.19

• 01/18/19
• Work Safe Texas Blog

Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA offers fall prevention resources ...

County Did Not Violate ADA When It Proposed A Half-Time Office Job With Full Pay But Refused To Grant Other Accommodations Requested By Plaintiff

• 01/14/19
• National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN)

One of the most difficult issues for employers to deal with is the work injury which leaves an ...

Regulatory Roundup: 01.11.19

• 01/11/19
• WorkSafe Texas

Regulatory Roundup is a weekly compilation of employee wellness and safety news. You can read the full article by clicking the titles below. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA still operating in spite of shutdownAlthough ...

44 Percent of Physicians are Burned Out

• 01/17/19
• WorkCompAcademy.com

Sacramento, CA - Close to 44 percent of U.S. physicians are burned out, and 15 percent are depressed and thinking about suicide, according to a survey conducted by Medscape and summarized by Reuters Health.More than ...

The Week's (Completely) Absurd

• 01/18/19
• Robert Wilson

As the weekend approaches, we leave workers’ compensation behind for a brief respite. I have to warn you. This week’s collection of absurd stories is not for the faint of heart. This week involves drugs, hot watches, body cavity ...

NY AG James Announces Sentencing Of Farmer Following Death Of 14-Year-Old Employee

• 01/17/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

Courtland County, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - Attorney General Letitia James today announced the sentencing of Luke Park, owner of the Park Family Farm, for child labor violations ...

NY State Employee With Side Business And Outside Jobs Charged With Six-Figure Workers’ Comp And Welfare Fraud

• 01/17/19
• WorkersCompensation.com

New City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece ...

5 Things to Know Friday 1/18 Edition

• 01/18/19
• Nancy Grover

Sarasota, FL. (WorkersCompensation.com) - It’ the end of yet another work week. Here are several news items to end your week.   Updated Building Codes Could Save WC Payers, Study Indicates Spending money on hazard mitigation ...

Terry Bogyo

Terry is an active researcher, speaker and commentator on workers compensation issues. Now retired, he was the Director of Corporate Planning and Development for WorkSafeBC. His responsibilities included environmental scanning, strategic planning ...

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Peter Rousmaniere

Peter Rousmaniere is widely known throughout the workers’ compensation industry, both for his writing and consulting experience. Based in the picture perfect New England town of Woodstock, VT, he is a regular on the conference circuit, and is deeply ...

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Nancy Grover

Nancy Grover is the Director, Media Services for WorkersCompensation.com. She comes to our company with more than 35 years as a broadcast journalist and communications consultant. Grover’s specialties include insurance, workers’ compensation, ...

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F.J. Thomas

F.J. Thomas has worked in healthcare business for more than fifteen years in Tennessee. Her experience as a contract appeals analyst has given her an intimate grasp of the inner workings of both the provider and insurance world. Knowing first hand ...

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Heather Schwartz Sanderson

Heather Schwartz Sanderson, Esq., MSCC, CHPE, CLMP, CMSP Heather is Chief Legal Officer for Franco Signor LLC, the nation's compliance authority for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) matters. She has lectured on MSP compliance to the workers’ ...

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Toni Sutton

Toni Sutton is a freelance writer from Brooklyn, NY now based in San Diego, CA. She’s been writing for more than 10 years covering topics from business, technology, health, and everything in between. When she’s not hunting for a great story or that ...

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Chriss Swaney

Chriss Swaney is a freelance reporter who has written for Antique Trader Magazine, Reuters, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, the Burlington Free Press, UPI, The Tribune-Review and the Daily Record.

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Jon Coppelman

Since 1990 Jon Coppelman has trained thousands of business owners from Main Street to Fortune 500 on the fundamentals of workers’ compensation cost control. From 2006 to 2012 he was a principal writer for the Workers’ Comp Insider, LynchRyan’s ...

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Bruce Burk

Bruce Burk is an experienced workers' compensation defense attorney located in South Florida. He has also worked in civil litigation and criminal defense, handling more than 40 trials, both jury and non-jury. Burk received his law degree from ...

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Judge David Langham

David Langham is the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims for the Florida Office of Judges of Compensation Claims at the Division of Administrative Hearings. He has been involved in workers’ compensation for over 25 years as an attorney, an ...

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Bob Wilson

Bob Wilson is the CEO of WorkersCompensation.com, and author of the award winning blog, "From Bob's Cluttered Desk". Bob is an accomplished presenter for the workers' comp industry, and we are lucky to have him. We don't ...

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Liz Carey

Liz Carey has worked as a writer, reporter and editor for nearly 25 years. First, as an investigative reporter for Gannett and later as the Vice President of a local Chamber of Commerce, Carey has covered everything from local government to the ...

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