Violence in the Workplace: A Growing Problem in America

• 09/29/09
• LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center

  By Jason Morris, Chief Operating Officer & President, EmployeeScreenIQ Special Note: This article was originally published by Jason B. Morris in December, 1999. I have recently updated the ...
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Texas Closed Formulary

• 09/29/09
• LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center

 By Stuart D. Colburn, Shareholder, Downs Stanford, PC The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation hosted a stakeholder meeting regarding the closed formulary to discuss two issues: (1) should the ...
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Study Finds Adults Over 55 Unaware Of Meds' Effects On Driving

• 09/29/09
• Preston Diamond | Institute of WorkComp Professionals

Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - A study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that many adults over 55 years of age are unaware that the medications they use can pose a driving risk. Researchers ...
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"Scenes We'd Like to See" From WCRI’s Medical Benchmark Studies

• 09/29/09
• LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center

 By Vernon R Sumwalt, Sumwalt Law Firm This blog entry isn't going to put a new spin on an old fairy tale, like Mad Magazine once did in its “Scenes We'd Like to See” ...
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Controlling Labor Costs In Federal Construction Contracts

• 09/22/09
• Kevin Ring | Institute of WorkComp Professionals

Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - With billions of dollars pouring into federal construction contracts, contractors need to know that paying fringe benefits as cash wages to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act ...
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Workers’ Compensation Loss Run Reports - The Trail To Finding Lost Money

• 09/22/09
• Teresa Long | Institute of WorkComp Professionals

Asheville, NC (CompNewsNetwork) - Almost any employer might ask, “What's a Loss Run Report? Why do I need it? Where do I get one?” While it may not sound very exciting, it documents ...
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Ken Martino On Third-Party Administrators And Workers' Comp Claims (podcast transcript)

• 09/22/09
• compnewsnetwork

 LexisNexis Podcast Ken Martino July 20, 2009 (edited transcript) On this edition, Ken Martino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Broadspire on third-party administrators and workers' ...
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Update on Texas Division of Workers' Compensation Activities

• 09/22/09
• compnewsnetwork

 By Stuart D. Colburn, Shareholder, Downs Stanford, PC Access to Information This Fall the Division plans to implement an online program allowing stakeholders access to a variety of statistical ...
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Is the H1N1 Virus Compensable Under Workers' Compensation?

• 09/21/09
• compnewsnetwork

By Christopher J. Boggs, Associate Editor, MyNewMarkets.com Illnesses and diseases must first arise out of and be in the course and scope of employment before being considered “occupational.” ...
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