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Workplace accident investigation process: What to do after an incident

Higginbotham

Curtail Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud Another reason to conduct a workplace accident investigation is to curtail workers compensation fraud. The cost of fraudulent claims is high, and it could potentially cause your workers compensation insurance premiums to increase.

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New Premium Threshold Set for X-Mod Qualification

InterWest Insurance Services

Employers whose annual premiums exceed $9,200 in annual premiums need to start paying closer attention to their workers’ compensation policies and safety practices. Under California’s workers’ compensation system rules, starting Sept. How it affects your premium. In other words, if your policy incepted Jan.

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Implementing AI for Workers’ Compensation Law Firms and Insurance Companies

Workers' Compensation

Artificial intelligence [AI] opens new frontiers for workers’ compensation law firms and insurance companies. Last week, Google announced new applications that will vastly expand how workers’ compensation claims can be serviced, managed, and supported. This can be achieved using a variety of tools and techniques.

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The Disability Insurance “trust gap” Part 1: Causes

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

[The following notes background and discussion points from a series of sessions Disability Management undergraduates completing a 4 th year course on Workplace Insurance and Benefits. Part 1 explores the reasons for the lack of trust in disability insurance. Complicating interactions are pervasive attitudes and beliefs about insurance.

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Heat Illness: A Firefighter's Fight

Workers' Compensation

Workers' Compensation: A Crucial Safety Net Workers' compensation is a vital insurance system that provides financial and medical support to injured employees. Vocational rehabilitation: If a firefighter cannot return to their previous role, workers' compensation can assist with retraining and job placement.

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What is Workers' Compensation Self-insurance?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Many students I encounter assume that workers’ compensation is simply another variant of traditional insurance. In North America and Australia, the intervention of choice was workers’ compensation. It stipulates that workers’ compensation serves as the “exclusive remedy” for occupational injuries and diseases.

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All Employee Medical Information Isn’t Protected by HIPAA

HR Bartender

Meanwhile, I received the Foley & Lardner LLP newsletter and it included an article from our friend Mark Neuberger on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As in, “I’m an employee who has ABC condition and this is what I think about ….” or “My spouse/child/etc. has XYZ condition and therefore, we need to do…”.

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