Are You Prepared for OSHA's Recordkeeping ...       November 4, 2009
Feature: The yearlong program will subject employers in certain industries to comprehensive injury and illness records reviews. The ramifications are likely to be more extensive, however, and all employers should take notice. (11/4/2009)
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Study Recommends Integrating Workers' Compensation ...       October 29, 2009
News: Integrating workers' comp medical benefits and non-occupational medical treatment under a '24-hour care' system could help pay for a 'large fraction' of universal health care coverage, a study concludes.
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Ruling Could Spur Hiring Bias Against Obese ...       October 19, 2009
News: An Indiana state court's ruling that would require a small business to pay for weight-loss surgery could make employers more cautious when hiring obese people, employment attorneys say.
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Are Your Employees Dangerously 'Intexticated'?       October 16, 2009
Feature: Commentary: Cell phones, BlackBerrys and iPods are affecting job safety. Some businesses have already recognized the dangers associated with such devices, and have put policies in place to limit their use at work. Others, however, have ...
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California Bans Denying Workers' Compensation in ...       October 14, 2009
News: The legislation, known as Taneka Talley's Law, was introduced after the death of a black employee who was stabbed to death in 2006 while on the job at a Dollar Tree store.
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California Governor Signs Workers' Compensation ...       October 14, 2009
News: Under a new California law, employers that authorize workers' compensation medical care cannot rescind or modify the authorization for treatment already provided.
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New York Court Rules Lack of Medical Records ...       October 13, 2009
News: An employee is entitled to an 'inference' that her injuries are work-related because Xerox Corp. failed to produce medical records from a work-site facility she visited, a New York appellate court has ruled.
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Court Rules That Name Changes Do Not Prevent ...       October 7, 2009
News: A series of company name changes and internal corporate mergers do not prevent an employer from tapping the California Insurance Guarantee Association, a state appeals court rules.
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Virginia Commission Vacates Facebook Fine in ...       September 17, 2009
News: An official of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission has vacated a $200-per-day fine on Facebook for failing to reveal information from a subscriber's account.
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