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Claim Management
Personal Comfort Doctrine or – Make Sure the Vending Machines are Secure
Worker Injured Attempting to Retrieve a Bag of Chips Stuck in Vending Machine Receives Award of …
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Injured Worker Must Show Wiggling His Butt Was Not Disqualifying Horseplay
In Iowa Case Burden of Proof is Upon Injured Worker to Show that Greeting a Co-worker By …
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Alleged Horseplay Unsafe Work Practices Lead to Investigation
A video of what appears to be horseplay and unsafe work practices on a Calgary construction site …
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Work Comp Scheme Sends Woman to Prison
Open Mouth – Insert Foot A Colorado woman who collected more than $25,000 in a workers …
Retaliatory Discharge Borrowed Employees Are Protected As Well
A borrowed employee filed a retaliatory discharge action against the borrowing employer, contending …
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In Positional and Neutral Risks Parties Must Address Rebuttable Presumption
A minority of jurisdictions make awards whenever the injury occurred because the employment …
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North Dakota Bank Teller with PTSD After Being Handcuffed at Gunpoint During Robbery Denied Work Comp Benefits
A North Dakota bank employee is seeking workers comp more than a year after a robbery left her …
New Ways a Private Eye Can Reduce Fraudulent and Frivolous Claims
FACT: Your employees will file Workers Compensation claims . . . FACT: Not all of them will be …
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How to Talk to Your Workers Comp Claims Adjuster
Are you nervous talking to your workers compensation adjuster? Don't be. The adjuster works for …
Employment Rate of Disabled Is 50 Percent Lower Than Non-Disabled
Attitudes continue to be seen by disabled persons as the single biggest barrier to New …
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Dont Miss These 35 Ways to Reduce Work Comp Claim Costs
It’s not ALL on the insurer and/or employer to process workers comp claims. A joint …
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Legal Doctrine: Deliberate Avoidance of Employment Relation
At the core of the workers compensation bargain is the employer-employee relationship. Where that …
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Who’s Who in the Claims Office – Know The Players
If you never worked in a workers’ compensation claims office, but have dealt with one or more claim …
Traveling Employees — When Is Workers Comp Payable
Where and employer is able to control the conditions of the workplace, such as within a …
False Statements in Job Applications Do Not Necessarily Make Employment Contracts Illegal and Bar Workers Compensations Benefits
Persons employed under illegal contracts of hire are usually denied compensation if the illegality …
Workers Compensation Risks Personal to the Employee
Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, Chapter 9, which discusses the general rule …
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New York Business Owner Arrested for Failing to Provide Workers Comp Insurance For Employee Who Was Raped and Murdered
A business owner was arrested for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance for …
New York Contractor an Alleged Workers Comp Cheat, Again
A sub-contractor who received a one-year conditional discharge for passing a phony …
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Know the Seven Key Components of a Successful Integrated Disability Management Program
Protecting the Bottom Line and Increasing Productivity with a Successful IDM Program As the use …
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