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 Economic Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
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costs of occupational injuries | |
 Study Estimates Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Cost $250 Billion, By John M. Stahl, Esq. A study by J. Paul Leigh, Ph.D., estimates that direct and indirect costs of occupational injuries and injuries in 2007 was $250 billion. This is a 71-percent increase since 1992. Factors include: 81-percent medical inflation; 48-percent general inflation; increased fringe benefits costs due to higher health-care insurance costs and other factors; and increased life expectancies. > Read more
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 As Iraq War Winds Down, Some DBA Issues Are Resolved While Others Remain in Dispute, by Mark A. Reinhalter, Counsel for Longshore, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. A quiet ceremony in Baghdad on December 15, 2011 marked the official end of the United States intervention in Iraq (Washington Post, December 15, 2011). In support of the military operations in Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, the United States government contracted with private providers for services at historically unprecedented levels. The extent to which the wars were conducted using contractor services is demonstrated by the Department of Defense's series of LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) contracts. > Read more
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| Larson's spotlight on recent cases | |
Injured Worker May Not Pursue Double Recovery Against Uninsured Employer, by Thomas A. Robinson. Where an injured worker proceeds against an uninsured employer and, in spite of the lack of coverage, the uninsured employer pays the total amount of workers' compensation benefits awarded to the worker, the worker may not also proceed against the employer in tort, held the Court of Appeals of Virginia recently...
Other Case Highlights:
- TX: Civil Action Against Employer for "Gross Negligence" Not Barred By Prior Unsuccessful Workers' Compensation Claim
- PA: Application for Social Security Disability Benefits Equates to Withdrawal From Workforce
- GA: Worker's Injuries Chasing Runaway Car Are Compensable
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| the worse states for binge drinking |
 The CDC reports that 38 million adults binge drink, 4 times a month, with 8 drinks on average per binge.
Drinking causes 80,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, and costs the economy $223.5B in terms of health care expenses, crime and lost productivity at work.
State Rankings - Percentage of Adults Who Binge Drink
#1: Wisconsin - 25.6%
#2: Nebraska - 22.3%
#3: North Dakota - 21.9%
#4: District of Columbia - 21.9%
#5: Massachusetts - 21.7%
#6: Montana - 21.5%
#7: Iowa - 21.5%
#8: Illinois - 21.4%
#9: Alaska - 21.2%
#10: Vermont - 20.2%
#11: Montana - 20.1%
#12: Ohio - 19.8%
#13: Maine - 19.7%
#14: Delaware - 19.5%
#15: Pennsylvania - 19.3%
#16: Hawaii - 19.1%
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| blogS at the lexisnexis workers' comp law community |
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter - Disc Jockey Faces the Music for Workers' Compensation Fraud, by LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff. Read it.
 Opiates, Up Close and Personal, by Robert G. Rassp, Esq. I lost a friend recently. He had an "accidental" overdose of fentanyl. Read it.
 Kentucky Supreme Court to Kentucky Legislature: "Eat our Coal Dust", by Marcus Roland, Esq., Read it.
Kentucky: Nurture versus Nature and the Independent Contractor: Gogel v. Hancock, by Marcus Roland, Esq. Read it.
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AZ: Bill Would Create Rebuttable Presumption of Evidence-Based Treatment Guidelines.
AZ: Bill Would Allow Employers/Insurers to Contract With Workers Comp HCOs.
AZ: Senate Committee Recommends Confirmation of Sanders to Industrial Commission.
CA: CHSWC Posts Draft Report on Impact of AMA-Based PDRS in California.
CA: CHSWC Posts Memo on Requirement for Insurer Review of Employer's IIPP.
CA: CHSWC Approves Report on Medical Care Provided Under Calif. WC Program.
CA: CHSWC Approves Report on Use of Compound Drugs, Medical Foods, Co-Packs.
CA: CHSWC Releases Report on Evaluation of State's Injury, Illness Prevention Program.
CA: Workers Comp Rates Increase 2.8%, SCIF to Keep Workers Comp Rates Flat.
CA: Senate Committee Passes SB 810 Single-Payer Health Care Coverage.
CO: Business Groups Protest Pinnacol Ads for Privatization.
CO: Pinnacol CEO Provides Details on Bid for Privatization.
CT: Governor Appoints Amy Porter Director of New Bureau of Rehabilitative Services.
FL: WCRI Says Workers Comp Costs Per Claim Growing.
FL: Senate Committee Advances Drug Repackaging Bill.
FL: Senate Committee Advances Workers Comp Noncompliance Bill.
GA: SBWC Posts Procedure for Expedited Resolution of Issues.
IL: Woman Fired for Working During Lunch Break Prevails on Unemployment Claim.
IL: IWCC Announces New Deputy Counsel.
IL: Defense Attorney Calls for Determination of Workers Comp Reforms Outcome.
IL: Judge Orders Release of Medical Tests of Menard Correction Guards.
IL: Lawyer of State Trooper Censured for Inappropriate Emails With Workers Comp Arbitrator.
IA: DWC Clarifies Earned Income Tax Credit for Injured Workers.
LA: NCCI Recommends 6 Percent Rate Increase.
LA: LWCC Elects Bollinger as Chairman.
MD: Contractors Push for Changes to Worker Misclassification Law.
MA: Health Care Services Board to Discuss Chronic Pain Treatment Guideline.
MT: Economic Affairs Committee to Discuss Workers Comp Reforms.
NE: WCC Posts Updated Call for Hearing.
NH: Deadlocked Senate Fails to Approve Workers Comp Bill.
NJ: Bill Would Create Rebuttable Presumption for First Responders to Terrorism, Disasters.
NJ: Attorney General Announces Prescription Monitoring Program.
NJ: DWC Updates OSCAR With 2012 Rate Changes.
NJ: Proposal Made to Remove Workers Comp MCOs From PIP Protocols.
NM: WCA Amends Workers Comp Forms.
NY: WCB Submits Report on Insolvent Self-Insured Group Trust Liabilities.
OH: BWC Appoints Chief Actuarial Officer.
OK: WCC Requests Information for Multiple Injury Trust Fund Assessment.
OK: Bill Addresses Worker Misclassification, Workers Comp Premiums, Unemployment Tax.
OK: Lt. Governor Calls for Combating Workers Comp Fraud, Coverage Options, Judge Changes.
OK: Lawmakers Seek to Change How State Manages State Agency Workers Comp Spending.
OK: Lawmaker Seeks Workers Comp Benefits for Injuries Sustained While Driving to Capitol.
OR: WCD, DMAP to Work on Pain Prevention Program.
PA: High Court Allows Certification of Workers Comp Attorneys.
TX: PRIUM Releases White Paper on Guidance for Phase Two, Texas Closed Formulary.
WI: Petition to Recall Governor Submitted to State.
WI: WCD's Proposals for Agreed Bill Process 2011-2012 Posted.
WI: State Ranks #1 in U.S. for Binge Drinking, According to CDC Report. |
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