From Social Media to Litigation Privilege, The ABA Mid-Winter Miami Seminar Has Something for Everyone

• 02/15/19

The American Bar Association 2019 Workers' Compensation Midwinter Seminar and Conference is scheduled for March 14 thru 16, at the beautiful and historic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. As ...
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In Phoenix, WCRI Will Give Itself Something Else to Study

• 02/13/19

The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute's (WCRI) Annual Issues and Research Conference is breaking over 30 years of tradition this year. Held annually in Boston every year since WCRI was founded, ...
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The Adjusters Lament: When a Provider Lies, a Puppy Dies

• 02/12/19

We spend a great deal of time talking about ways that the workers’ compensation system could be improved. Much of that conversation centers around how adjusters and claims professionals could do their ...
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Jeff Bezos and Other Scummy Social Media Scammers

• 02/11/19

With the advent of social media, we find ourselves dealing with an ever-increasing quantity of suspicious and annoying spammers and scammers. People like Jeff Bezos and others are clogging our social media ...
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E-Scooters Could be the Death of Your Company

• 02/08/19

Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance issued a news release last week urging employers to reconsider their employee’s use of electronic scooters. It seems that use ...
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Employment Dress Codes and the Anal Cleft

• 02/07/19

You know, there are some mornings where I get up, brew the coffee, grab my laptop and wander in to my home office with every intent of pecking out a blog post without a clue on what the topic of the day will ...
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In Australia, Smoking on The Roof Can Be Hazardous to Your Health - Not to Mention Compensable

• 02/06/19

A seven-year employee of a McDonald’s restaurant in Australia has won a court case granting her rights to workers’ compensation benefits, after the court deemed a smoke break taken ...
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Committing Fraud 101: Lesson 1 – Make Sure the Camera is Not on You

• 02/04/19

Good morning, class, and welcome to Committing Fraud 101, a course where we will teach you the finer points and nuances for committing workers’ compensation fraud. This will be a unique class for ...
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From the Archives: Corporate America, Train Thy Front Line Manager Well on the Ways of Workers' Comp

• 02/01/19

Editors Note: The following post was originally an editorial piece written by Bob on October 23, 2009, almost two years prior to the start of his blog.  It is said that a company is only as good as its ...
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