166 Articles Published Since Our Launch:
- 03/26/13: Workers’ Comp Injuries are a Symptom of Leadership Failures – Predictive Analytics Won’t Fix That
- 03/06/13: OSHA Orders Norfolk Southern to Pay $1.1million After Terminating 3 Workers for Reporting Injuries
- 03/06/13: OSHA fines Pier 1 Imports $45,100 for Repeat Safety Violations at Staten Island, NY, Store
- 03/06/13: OSHA Cites Bacardi Bottling For Death of 21 Year Old Temporary Worker on His 1st Day of Work
- 08/01/12: Montana Rules that Obesity is Protected Under ADAAA – Qualified Impairment
- 07/02/12: OSHA Orders Company to Pay $800,000 for Terminating Employees Who Filed Workers Comp
- 07/02/12: OSHA Campaign Provides Employers With Fall Prevention Tools & Resources
- 07/02/12: OSHA Fines 4 Contractors More than $460,000 for Exposing Workers to Falls
- 07/02/12: United Road Towing to Pay $380,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
- 07/02/12: EEOC Once Again Says, “Terminating an Employee With a Disability is Illegal”
- 07/02/12: Post Offer Workers Compensation Background Checks a Legal Landmine for Employers & HR
- 06/25/12: The Essential Tools that HR Must Have to Manage Injuries
- 06/25/12: Does HR Have a Retention Strategy for Injured Employees?
- 06/25/12: Is HR Afraid of Handling Workers Comp?
- 06/25/12: I’ve Fallen & I Won’t Get Up: What’s Motivating Your Employees to Stay at Home after the Accident
- 06/05/12: WorkComp Question of the Day: Pre-Employment Physicals and Injury Prevention Correlation?
- 06/05/12: Law Firm’s Too Old to Own Policy Violation of Age Discrimination Act says EEOC
- 06/05/12: EEOC Says “No Restriction” Full Duty Only Policy Violates ADA
- 06/04/12: EEOC Issues Guidance on Using Arrest and Conviction Records
- 06/04/12: AIG Agrees to $146.5 Million 50 State Settlement for Workers Comp Misreported Premiums
- 06/04/12: OSHA Focuses Campaign to Highlight Heat Related Injuries – Stop For Water Program
- 06/04/12: WorkComp Question of the Day: Should HR Understand the Workers Comp Process?
- 03/17/12: Pharmacist and Health Care Workers Must Use Precaution When Handling Hazardous Drugs
- 03/16/12: OSHA Issues Caution on Safety Incentive Programs that Encourage Workers to Not File Claims
- 03/16/12: Gerresheimer Pays $90,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
- 03/16/12: Company Fires Employee on Approved Disability Leave – EEOC Sues for ADA Violation
- 03/16/12: EEOC Cautions Employers with Written Sexual Harassment Policies Who Don’t Enforce Then
- 03/15/12: Federal Workers Comp Reform Debate – Will Changes Hurt Injured Workers?
- 03/14/12: Judge Approved AIG $450 Million Workers Comp Settlement – Liberty Mutual Unhappy
- 03/14/12: Willis Group took $28 Million Charge Back After Employees Falsified Commissions & Fees
- 03/13/12: WorkComp Question of the Day: We Have No Money For Safety Training But Our Employees Need to Be Trained
- 03/13/12: Florida Workers Comp Conference & Expo FWCI – August 19 – 22, 2012 Orlando, FL
- 03/13/12: National Workers Comp Conference & Expo – Las Vegas November 7 – 9, 2012
- 03/07/12: Missouri Bill Passed Today Returns Occupational Disease to Workers Comp Exclusive Remedy
- 03/06/12: $8.9 Million Workers Comp Settlement the Highest in California History Awarded
- 03/06/12: Wyoming Employee Proves that No Workers Comp Light Duty Job Was Available
- 03/06/12: Margaret Spence the Opening Keynote Speaker at the 2012 Ohio Safety & Health Congress
- 03/05/12: California Files Action Against Workers Comp Insurer Zurich for Unapproved Agreements
- 03/05/12: Orlando Corrections Officer Charged with Workers’ Compensation Claim Fraud and Grand Theft
- 03/05/12: EEOC Issues Revised Publications on Employment of Veterans with Disabilities
- 03/05/12: HCS Medical Staffing Ordered to Pay $148,000 for Pregnancy Discrimination by Owner
- 03/05/12: Interline Logistics Group to Reinstate and Pay $190,000 to Terminated Whistleblower
- 03/05/12: Colorado Supreme Court Says Students Can Carry Guns on College Campus – Risk Managment Turned Up Side Down
- 03/05/12: Coal Miner’s Family has to Split $100,000 Settlement in Civil Settlement
- 03/01/12: Workers Comp Policy Institute Study Finds NY Employer Surcharge Excessive
- 03/01/12: Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in Nearly $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
- 03/01/12: A Cadre of Corrupt Doctors and Scam Artists Arrested in NYC Insurance Fraud Sceme
- 02/29/12: WorkComp Question of the Day: What Happens if the Employee is on Light Duty for 1 Year
- 02/29/12: Navigators Management Company Launches Wholesale Operations Unit
- 02/28/12: WorkComp Question of the Day: Can We Decrease an Employees Pay While on Light Duty?
- 02/28/12: OSHA Cites Company $288k for Safety Violations Involving Foreign Students
- 02/28/12: NH Supreme Court Rules that Emergency Responders Can Sue Homeowners for Negligence
- 02/27/12: OSHA Issues 17 New Videos on Respirator Safety
- 11/10/11: Did You Know that OSHA is Responsible for the Whistleblower Protection Program
- 11/10/11: OSHA Cites Texas Oil Drilling Company After 2 Workers Die
- 11/10/11: OSHA Cites Illinois Pet Food Production Company $750k – 23 Health & Safety Violations
- 11/10/11: Employee with Amputation Receives $135k for Disability Discrimination
- 11/10/11: Company Favored Mexican Workers Over American Workers, EEOC Sues Company
- 11/08/11: What Happens When the Risk Management Expert Becomes a Claimant?
- 07/05/11: Florida Workers Comp Conference – August 21 – 24, 2011
- 03/10/11: GMSHRM Health & Wellness Conference Speaker Lineup Announced
- 03/10/11: CIGNA Sued for Gender Discrimination Employee Seeks $100 Million
- 03/10/11: Supreme Court Expands Job Discrimination and Bias Claims
- 03/10/11: Insurance Companies Need to Grow Some Kahunas and Stop the Settlement Cycle
- 03/10/11: Pre-Employment Fit For Duty Testing A Workers Comp Litigation Mouse Trap for Employers
- 02/18/11: OSHA’s New Battle: Employee Safety vs. Political Witch-hunt
- 02/18/11: Congress Slams OSHA but Fails to Implement Safety for Their Employees
- 02/18/11: Workshop: Securing the Light Duty Return to Work Release is Half of the Workers’ Comp Battle
- 02/18/11: Webinar: The Art and Science of Workers Comp Medical Case Management
- 02/18/11: Applied Ergonomics Conference – March 21-24, Orlando Florida
- 02/18/11: Jailed Anesthesiologist Pays $830,000 in Restitution to Ohio Workers Comp Board
- 02/15/11: Employer Uses Post Offer Physical Exam to Rescind Job to Disabled Applicant
- 02/15/11: Is $1.2 Million Verdict Enough to Stop Sexual Harassment
- 02/15/11: OSHA Releases Respiratory Protection Video for Health Care Workers
- 02/15/11: State Run Occupational Safety Programs May Not Meet OSHA Standards
- 02/15/11: Illegal Immigration and Workers Compensation the Moral Dilemma
- 02/14/11: Who Advocates for Injured Workers?
- 01/14/11: Texas Medical Supply Company Submits Almost $1 Million of Fraudulent Claims
- 01/14/11: New Acord Certificate of Insurance Creates New Challenges for Insureds
- 01/14/11: OSHA Reminds Georgia Employers of Snow Removal Hazards
- 01/14/11: EEOC Report 100,000 Job Bias Charges for Fiscal Year 2010
- 01/14/11: Federal Workers Comp Benefits Paid to Employees Over 80 Years Old
- 01/14/11: Webinar: The ROI – Workers Comp Return to Work Programs Are Still Viable- January 19, 2011
- 01/14/11: GMSHRM – Health & Wellness Conference and Expo – April 12, 2011 – Miami, Florida
- 01/14/11: The Workers Compensation Provider Consolidation Continues
- 01/14/11: $3.2 Million Reasons to Evaluate Your Companies Disability Management Policy
- 01/04/11: WorkCompSeminars.com Launches Return to Work Coordinator Training Program
- 12/23/10: AIG Will Pay $100 million in Fines for Under Reporting Workers Compensation Premiums
- 11/30/10: SHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Expo – Las Vegas
- 11/30/10: Throwing Injury Prevention Out With The Economic Bath Water
- 11/29/10: Humana Acquires Concentra – Another Workers Comp Icon Merged
- 11/21/10: Genex Acquires Intracorp Workers Comp and Disability Business
- 11/21/10: Ohio’s Workers Comp Manager Quits Due to Conflict of Interest
- 11/21/10: California’s Insurance Commissioner Rejects Worker Comp Rate Hike
- 11/21/10: World Trade Center Injured Employees Accept $625 Million Settlement
- 11/17/10: California Employers Must Evaluate FEHA When Implementing Return to Work Policies
- 11/08/10: New Hampshire Gun Powder Manufacturer Fined $1.2million After 2 Workers Die
- 11/08/10: Workshop – Managing Workers Comp in Tough Economic Times – Nov 12, 2010
- 11/08/10: Before Black Friday – OSHA Highlights Crowd Control Issues
- 11/08/10: OSHA Fines Construction Company $67,000 – Trenching Hazard
- 11/07/10: Moving the Occupaitonal Clinic Experience From Good to Great
- 11/06/10: In 2011 Workers Compensation Will Be 100 Years Old
- 10/29/10: Vegas Western Cab Pays $30,000 – Disability and Medical Records Case
- 05/19/10: Everybody Hates Workers Compensation – Defining Industry Challenges
- 04/26/10: Dear Injured Employee: We Would Like You To Come Back to Work Tomorrow
- 03/25/10: OSHA Fines Company After Workers Hair Was Caught in Rotating Shaft
- 03/15/10: OSHA Fines Company for Combustible Dust Violation After Explosion
- 03/11/10: Annual OSHA Effort in Futility – Notifying 15,000 Employers Who Have too Many Accidents
- 03/08/10: OSHA Fines BP Husky Refinery in Toledo Ohio – $3 Million
- 03/07/10: Webcast – Can Injured Employees Return to Work?
- 03/01/10: Companies Falsely Classify Workers as Independent Contractors to Cut Costs in California
- 02/25/10: In New York – Insurance Fraud is No Laughing Matter
- 02/11/10: Essential Components of a Return to Work Program
- 02/07/10: Injured Worker – Ouch! I’m Injured – Now What – Employer?
- 01/07/10: Workers Compensation Injuries Impact on Business Profitability
- 10/05/09: 6.2 Million Reasons to Implement a Proactive Workers Compensation Return to Work Program
- 09/10/09: Employer Must Pay for Gastric-by-Pass Under Workers Compensation
- 05/19/09: Workers Compensation Return to Work Programs – An Investment or Drain on Corporate Resources?
- 05/19/09: Workers Compensation is a Team Sport – Is the Treating Physician on Your Team?
- 05/09/09: The National Return to Work Week Challenge
- 05/09/09: National Return to Work Week Virtual Conference Starts May 11
- 05/09/09: Georgia Company Fined $53,162 for Child Labor Violation
- 04/28/09: Property Managers Fatality Highlights Traveling Employee Exposure
- 04/25/09: OSHA cites Omaha, Neb.-based Miranda Roofing for Fall Protection Violations
- 04/25/09: OSHA Cites Alabama Construction Contractor with Willful and Serious rench Safety Violations
- 04/25/09: OSHA Announces Workplace Safety Violations Against Dehler Manufacturing
- 04/13/09: National Return to Work Week – May 10 to 16, 2009
- 04/13/09: Medicare Set-Aside and SCHIP the New Settlement Frontier
- 04/13/09: Workers Comp Surveillance Spies on Woman Using GPS
- 03/10/09: Tractor Accident
- 09/23/08: Workers Comp Radio Program on BlogTalkRadio
- 09/09/08: Join Our Live Weekly Webcast – The Workers Comp Educator
- 07/30/08: Can Injured Employees Return to Work? Successfully?
- 07/21/08: Teenage Worker Safety – It’s My First Job – Make Sure It’s Not My Last!
- 07/21/08: Case Study: Impact of Delayed Carpal Tunnel Diagnosis
- 07/08/08: Employers Commit Fraud Too..
- 07/08/08: If You Can’t Work You Shouldn’t be on TV
- 05/23/08: Safety Handbooks Do Not Prevent Injuries!
- 04/17/08: Simple Hiring Strategies to Eliminate Work Place Injuries
- 04/16/08: What Contributes to Injured Employees Remaining Off Work?
- 04/16/08: Return to Work: The Grim Statistics 80 Million Lost Work Days Due to Occupational Injury or Illness
- 04/16/08: HR Manager – Did you just hire your next workers’ comp claimant?
- 04/16/08: Get Your Injured Employees Back to Work Now – Teleseminar
- 04/14/08: Return to Work Programs Decrease Workers’ Comp Cost
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