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Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

Florida Workers' Comp

The program concludes Thursday just before lunchtime with a panel dedicated to the Report of the (1972) National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. As I write this, I wonder whether it is this document or the Commission to which I address my Shakespearean references. In fairness, it has its critics today.

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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Florida Workers' Comp

In March 2022, the American Bar Association Trial and Insurance Practice (TIPS) section is bringing back its mid-year meeting. This annual tradition has come to have special meaning for the workers' compensation attorney community because of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers (CWCL). MODERATOR: James M.

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The Value of Modified Duty Programs – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Over the years, the workers’ compensation system has given the return-to-work process many names: modified duty, light duty, limited duty, alternative duty, restricted duty, stay at work program, transitional duty or transitional work. If you leave the employee at home, the insurance carrier pays them to be there.

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Issue Commentary: Obesity In the Workplace–Who Pays?

The Workcomp Writer

2d 283 (1996) ( Pittman )], it nevertheless reversed the Court of Appeals in the instant case, determining that neither the lower appellate court nor the state’s Industrial Commission had properly applied the test. The Commission ultimately consolidated plaintiff’s claims for a single hearing. 124, 468 S.E.2d

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What's Hot in Workers' Comp 2022?

Florida Workers' Comp

The world of workers' compensation is geographic and diverse. There is no workers' compensation "system," but at least 60 systems across the country. Some are managed by a director, other by a board or commission (a critic or two complains that some seem not to be managed at all). But, we dare not tarry.

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What is Workers’ Compensation?

Insperity

This benefit is funded by employers in any one of three ways: state insurance funds, which are created and maintained by employer premium payments that are geared in amount to the risk involved; employers who act as self-insurers; or. Employers are required to be insured. How can workers’ compensation costs be avoided?

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Top 10 Appellate Decisions During the 100 Years of NCCI

The Workcomp Writer

Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with it. Wausau Insurance Cos., Wausau Insurance Cos.