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Antipodal or Antithetical?

Dichotomy, Antipodes, Antithesis, Oxymoron? I struggle for words sometimes. You young folks get ready for it, it happens to us all. What is a good word to describe two ideas that are ...
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What Do You Think: Was Teacher’s Fall Down Wet Slope from Parking Lot Work-Related?

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Given the choice between walking on a busy street without a sidewalk or down a wet grassy slope, which is the safer option? And if there was another choice, ...
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California-Based Hospital System Settles For $38 Million

Los Angeles, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Last week one of the largest healthcare systems in the country that is also a member of the non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity Prime Healthcare Foundation ...
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No Noticeable Pandemic-Related Delay in Medical Treatment for Injured Workers for Non-COVID-19 Claims, Finds New WCRI Study

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) investigates patterns of medical care access and utilization that are specific to workers’ ...
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WI Insurance Commissioner Approves Worker's Comp Rate Decrease that Provides Relief to Businesses Recovering from Pandemic

Madison, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) - Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has approved an overall 5.44 percent decrease in worker's compensation insurance rates, effective October 1, 2021. This is ...
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Reimagining Marketing Methods

There has been discussion of late about preparing for and managing the generational shift in the workers’ compensation workforce. There is no doubt we have a looming loss of institutional knowledge on ...
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‘Like Dancing with a Really Bad Partner’: Exoskeletons Can Confuse the Brain, Researchers Say

Columbus, OH — The physical benefits that exoskeletons provide to the musculoskeletal system may be negated by the “mental strain” that results when workers wearing the devices perform ...
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US DOL Cites Mobile Dredging Equipment Manufacturer After Investigation Into 22-Year-Old Worker’s Death

Mobile, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) - On Jan. 27, a 22-year-old apprentice atop a crane bridge 30 feet in the air suffered fatal injuries when he became caught in a crane trolley’s drive shaft, a ...
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ASSP Honors Seabrook for Work on Safety Standards

Park Ridge, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) has named Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CFIOSH, FASSP, EurOSHM, the recipient of the 2021 Thomas F. Bresnahan ...
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