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Part 2: Do the words we use to describe WC claims matter?

30 Jul, 2012 Terry Bogyo

The basic terms we use in workers' compensation have meanings, associations and connotations whether we like them or not. I received a lot of questions and comments on my last post about terms such as […]

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