Have you ever wondered “How in the world did the TPA (third party administrator) come up with their …
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Claim Management
Do YOU Know the Top 5 Solutions to Decrease Workers Compensation Costs
Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. is always looking for ways to assist our clients in lowering the cost …
Do YOU Know the Top 5 Solutions to Decrease Workers Compensation CostsRead More
Claim Intake – The Modern Way
In a recent claim file audit, the auditor was aghast to see a workers compensation claim recently …
New Zealander Convicted in Workers Compensation Scam Using Bogus Medical Certificates
New Zealand resident has been convicted and fined $1,000 for fraud, according to the Accident …
New Zealander Convicted in Workers Compensation Scam Using Bogus Medical CertificatesRead More
New Mexico Business Closed Over Workers Comp Coverage Flap
Officials in New Mexico closed a San Juan County business for alleged non-compliance with the …
New Mexico Business Closed Over Workers Comp Coverage FlapRead More
13 Claim Handling Mistakes That Never Should Have Happened
Boo boos abound... claim handling mistakes that should never have happened. A recent …
13 Claim Handling Mistakes That Never Should Have HappenedRead More
Outside Reviews Too Frequent and Costly North Dakota Work Comp Director Says
North Dakota's workers compensation director claims outside reviews of his agency are happening …
Outside Reviews Too Frequent and Costly North Dakota Work Comp Director SaysRead More
12 Signs You Need a Claim File Review of Your Workers Comp Claims
The question was recently asked, “When is the best time to have an independent claims auditor do a …
12 Signs You Need a Claim File Review of Your Workers Comp ClaimsRead More
Blood Spatter to Face and Eyes Qualifies as Traumatic Event for Health Care Worker
Continuing a line of cases that generally allow for the recovery of medical benefits where a worker …
Blood Spatter to Face and Eyes Qualifies as Traumatic Event for Health Care WorkerRead More
Employer Assistance Program Helps Employers Avoid Delinquency and Fight Fraud
We don't hear about EAP's much anymore in the work comp industry, so I thought you would …
Employer Assistance Program Helps Employers Avoid Delinquency and Fight FraudRead More
Seven Californians Convicted in Workers Comp Case
The Monterey County (California) District Attorney's Workers Compensation Fraud Unit has …
10 Potential Costs and Benefits of Integrated Disability Management Programs
Protecting the Bottom Line and Increasing Productivity Integrated Disability …
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If Your Employees Travel Where Do You Pay Premiums
A Reader Asks: If an employer is in a non-monopolistic state and the employee’s …
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 …
Personal Comfort Doctrine or – Make Sure the Vending Machines are SecureRead More
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 …
Alleged Horseplay Unsafe Work Practices Lead to InvestigationRead More
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 …
Retaliatory Discharge Borrowed Employees Are Protected As WellRead More
In Positional and Neutral Risks Parties Must Address Rebuttable Presumption
A minority of jurisdictions make awards whenever the injury occurred because the employment …
In Positional and Neutral Risks Parties Must Address Rebuttable PresumptionRead More
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 …
