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 really believe that, but he is the boss and made us say it.

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A Manure Pit is a Crappy Place to Die

• 12/21/11

This may not be a surprise for some within our industry, but it was a shock for me. Manure pits, common on livestock farms where they help make cleaning of livestock buildings easier, can be a very deadly ...
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Friends of Sandy Blunt Group Opens on LinkedIn

• 12/15/11

A new group dedicated to supporting the cause of Sandy Blunt is now open on the business networking site LinkedIn.com. “Friends of Sandy Blunt” is a subgroup of the popular Workers' ...
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Workers' Comp Costs in the Top Ten States for Business

• 12/14/11

Forbes has posted their “Top ten states for business” for 2011. They made their selections based on six primary categories; “costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, ...
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Score One for Minnesota DLI: Getting it Right with Encrypted Email

• 12/09/11

A document that recently landed on my cluttered desk restores my faith in mankind – well, at least in mankind's ability to properly manage its email – and if so only in Minnesota. ...
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An Apology to Our Customers and Friends

• 12/07/11

Yesterday, the backbone internet provider to our primary Network Operations Center (NOC) in Minneapolis, MN, experienced extensive technical malfunctions. This resulted in a service outage for that NOC for ...
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Beware the Door to Door Breast Examiner

• 12/05/11

Today I provide a vital public service, so pay attention. It is a health related warning, and this is important; your safety and security just might be at risk. If an 81 year old man knocks on your door, ...
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What Clown on a Unicycle? Cell Phone Ban for Commercial Drivers a Good Thing; Private Companies To Follow?

• 12/02/11

Kevin Connors and Mike Fish, both attorneys with the National Workers Compensation Defense Network, have been very active online this week, informing people of a new regulation handed down by the federal ...
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Suicide by Cop - A Dog's Desperate Cry for Help

• 11/28/11

I know that they have strict punishments for those who abuse the 911 emergency system, but when I read this morning about a dog who called 911 only to be shot by the responding deputy, I thought they had ...
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Good News, You're Not the Turkey. A Thanksgiving Message

• 11/22/11

We work in a tough industry. Misunderstood by most and resented by many, we toil on in a “mandated industry” – one that few outsiders love, but even fewer could live without. To many ...
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