The recent Alabama Supreme Court case that held an idiopathic injury occurring in the workplace is …
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Claim Management
8 Keys to WINNING Work Comp Claims in Litigation
Some litigation can drag on forever. As time goes by, the expense of litigation keeps piling up and …
Saskatchewan Adds Cancer to Coverage
The Saskatchewan government is adding esophageal cancer to the list of cancers considered …
Surveillance of Injured Worker During Prayer Service Does Not Violate Privacy
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that videotape surveillance of an injured worker during an Islamic …
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NEW YORK Why Employers Must Search for Concealed Prior Injuries in Workers Compensation Claims
The value of searching for undisclosed prior injuries in many classes of workers compensation …
Jury Awards $212 Million for Botox Brain Injury
A Virginia jury has awarded $212 million to a man who alleged that side effects of Botox led to him …
Recent NY Decision Helps Employers Fight Fraud
On April 21, 2011, a court decision, “Poli v. Taconic Correction Facility”, was …
Getting Through the Maze of Medicare Set Asides to Lower Workers Comp Costs
LowerWC.com interviews industry experts on important and sometimes complex workers compensation …
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Lower Your Workers Comp Premiums – Do Reserve Audits Before This Secret Date
Each workers compensation file has a reserve set on it. A reserve is an estimated amount of …
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Using a Cane is Often a Red Flag of Workers Compensation Fraud
A Boston police officer recently ended up on the wrong side of the law. According to …
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New Zealand Dishonesty Conviction in Workers Comp Case
New Zealands Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has welcomed the conviction of Daryl Adair …
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Supreme Court Rules Employers Liable for Discriminatory Firing
Employers can be held liable for discriminatory conduct even if the individual responsible for the …
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Death While Attending Leadership Conference Was In Scope of Employment
A Texas appeals court has ruled that a landscape manager was within the “course and scope of his …
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Average Weekly Wages Included Tank of Gas Per Week
Average Weekly Wage Includes Value of Housing. A South Carolina appellate court ruled that an …
13 Arrested in New York Workers Comp Fraud Investigation
Thirteen people from eight New York counties have been arrested on charges that they cheated New …
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British Columbia Flaggers Death Leads to Anger
A suspended sentence issued earlier this month to an elderly driver who killed a flagger in British …
Turnaround of a Bad Claims Office Where Adjusters Fail Work Comp Audit
A third party administrator's (TPA) office in a large city was consistently performing poorly on …
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Eligible for Workers Comp Despite Smoking Pot
The Montana Supreme Court has thrown its backing behind a Workers Compensation Court ruling that a …
Ohio Man Receiving Workers Comp Nabbed Working in Arizona
Robert Harnage, formally of Middletown, Ohio, has been sentenced after an investigation by the Ohio …
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Include Physical Therapy, Nurse Triage and Occupational Clinics in Account Instructions
A company on top of its workers compensation costs implements Account Servicing Instructions …
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