You're heard about the 75 retired National Football League players suing the NFL citing mismanagement of concussions and willful concealment. Read what this lawsuit means for the workers compensation industry?
Can an employee file a WC claim for a heart attack suffered at home while working for the employer? Apparently they can! Read more at our LinkedIn summary.
75 retired football players filed their workers compensation suit in California for a reason. Follow these five steps so it doesn't happen to you.
How do you know when you need to pay for a special investigation? Find out how avoide being a part of bogus workers comp claims running into an estimated $6 billion in WC fraud each year.
Can the employer "friend" an injured employee if evidence is found on Facebook that the pre-surgery employee danced at his daughter's wedding? What are the employer's legal rights?
Serious health risks found for health workers handling chemotherapy, antiviral treatments, hormone regimens, and other applications. There is potential for irreversible effects from work-related exposures even at low levels.
Doctors dispensing medicine directly raise costs for everyone except the physicians according to workers comp study.
Special Investigations Facebook page launched by Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation to "tell all" for those convicted of fraud. Is it legal or just "juicy?"
Maine roofing contractor pays $244,000 to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health for 10 violations of protection guidelines.
Requiring preauthorization for occupational therapy services, spinal surgery, and work hardening and conditioning did not increase injured employees' time back to work or increased costs.
If you are a tourist in New Zealand and you are injured while skiing (something that happens with alarming regularity there) you can file a claim. Fascinating stuff. Read more.
Summer safety message sent to employers, parents, and students as young people begin summer jobs. Perhaps an idea useful to your industry.
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