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What Happens When the Risk Management Expert Becomes a Claimant?
When I woke up last Wednesday morning I had no idea I would move from Risk Management expert to liability claimant, but in the blink on an eye I moved into a new category.
To give you some background, on April 2nd, 2011 my aunt’s husband passed...
Pre-Employment Fit For Duty Testing A Workers Comp Litigation Mouse Trap for Employers
I think we all know that the mouse trap was invented years ago, but for some reason the workers compensation industry keeps trying to reinvent the mouse trap and employers are the only one who keeps getting caught over and over again. The latest...
Illegal Immigration and Workers Compensation the Moral Dilemma
I find it hard to believe that employers and the general public have this notion that illegal aliens who are working in the United States (illegally) should not get workers compensation benefits. Why would we feel that the employee is not entitled...
Throwing Injury Prevention Out With The Economic Bath Water
Today, I got a phone call from an agent who is trying to convince his client that spending a little on injury prevention is better than spending a lot on injury management. The sale did not work and the client refused to entertain anything the...
Workers Compensation is a Team Sport – Is the Treating Physician on Your Team?
Dear Dr. X – I really don’t understand the note I received from your office, can the employee come back to work or not? What do you mean he has a five pound lifting restriction – he doesn’t lift anything all day!
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National Return to Work Week Virtual Conference Starts May 11
National Return to Work Week Five Day Virtual Conference will bring together employers, employees, physicians, vocational experts, insurance, legal professionals and disability providers from around the country to share expertise, best practices...
Join Our Live Weekly Webcast – The Workers Comp Educator
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HR Manager – Did you just hire your next workers’ comp claimant?
Let’s evaluate a typical hire for most companies:
There is an open position so you place an advertisement in the newspaper or online. Multiple resumes come in, you narrow your search to ten people, however only three people show up for...
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