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	<title>Workers&#039; Comp Gazette - Linking HR with Workers Compensation &#187; Margaret Rants</title>
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		<title>The Essential Tools that HR Must Have to Manage Injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<title>Does HR Have a Retention Strategy for Injured Employees?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<title>Is HR Afraid of Handling Workers Comp?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Fallen &amp; I Won&#8217;t Get Up: What&#8217;s Motivating Your Employees to Stay at Home after the Accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Return to Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the economy evolves companies continue to question the viability of Return to Work Programs... <a class="meta-more" href="http://workerscompgazette.com/ive-fallen/">more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When the Risk Management Expert Becomes a Claimant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[My Articles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[property liability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I woke up last Wednesday morning I had no idea I would move from... <a class="meta-more" href="http://workerscompgazette.com/what-happens-when-the-risk-management-expert-becomes-a-claimant/">more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Employment Fit For Duty Testing A Workers Comp Litigation Mouse Trap for Employers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<title>Illegal Immigration and Workers Compensation the Moral Dilemma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[immigration and workers compensation]]></category>

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		<title>Throwing Injury Prevention Out With The Economic Bath Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[experience modification]]></category>
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		<title>Workers Compensation is a Team Sport &#8211; Is the Treating Physician on Your Team?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 05:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Return to Work]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!

Workers Compensation is a team sport – everyone has to work for the same goal on the same team – unfortunately medical treatment often creates a disconnect between the goal of the employer – return to work; the goal of the employee – stay at home a little bit longer and the goal of the treating doctor – fill out volumes of paperwork so he or she can get paid and keep everyone happy in the process. The key question for employers, did you explain your return to work goals to the physicians who treat your injured employees? Are we asking physicians to be mind readers? Or are we allowing our employees, who may have their own agenda, to determine their return to work options?]]></description>
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		<title>National Return to Work Week Virtual Conference Starts May 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 23:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disability management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and exchange information to increase return to work opportunities for ill, injured and disabled employees. The best part - It is FREE! So please join us!

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