Rising healthcare costs are a key problem in workers compensation. Medical costs have …
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Medical Issues
Retaliation Against Whistleblower is Unconscionable
A whistleblower investigation by OSHA reports that the Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. brought …
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Are Mental Injuries from Robbery or Joke Compensable
No Compensation For Mental Injury Caused by Student's Practical Joke. In Delrie v. …
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CANADA Miner Health Study of Health Impact of Asbestos
New Foundland’s Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, the United Steelworkers …
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Five Commonly Asked Questions About Bipolar and Workplace Disability Benefits
Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) affects an estimated 2 million people over the …
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Welders in Canada Overexposed to Hazardous Fumes
A recent study out of Manitoba (Canada) has found that a large proportion of welders in the …
Study Shows Shift Workers Risk Higher Injury Rates
Researchers at the University of British Columbia say Canadians who work night and rotating shifts …
Getting the Best Initial Care for Your Injured Workers
As an employer, you want your injured employees to get the best care available when they are …
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Online Risk Assessment Focuses on Workplace Hazards
A new online risk assessment in Great Britain will reportedly help cut back the time it takes to …
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Unions Want Transparency on Worker Exposure to Nanomaterials
The Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) recently adopted a second …
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Employer Modified Machine That Severed Employees Fingers
A worker in a Great Britain factory, manufacturing lids for food containers, had four fingers …
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OSHA Looking at Occupational Noise Exposure Standards
OSHA is proposing to issue an interpretation of the term "feasible administrative or …
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Study Shows Lung Cancer Screening Reduces Deaths by 20%
The United Steelworkers (USW) recently issued an urgent call for a strategy meeting about …
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Confusion Over New York Work Compensation Guidelines: Medical Treatment and Disability Duration Settlement
Simultaneously, several sets of different guidelines are in various stages of enactment in the New …
Suicide Risks for Nurses in New Zealand Heightened
The suicide risk of New Zealand nurses, rather than doctors, has been highlighted by …
ACOEM Has Guide of Best Doctors for Work-Related Injuries
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has released a guide to the …
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Misconduct of Employee General Irrelevance of Employee Fault
Larson’s Workers Compensation Law, Chapter 32, which repeats one of the axioms of …
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Immediate Claim Reporting Advantages
Gone are the days of mailing the Employer's First Report of an accident to the insurer's claims …
Top 10 Things You Should Know About Workers Compensation Second Opinions
In approximately half the states, the employer determines the medical provider who will treat the …
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NEW YORK New Stress Claim Decision in Work Comp
A very recent New York decision, 2010 NY Slip Op 07295 (10/14/10), demonstrates the consequences …
