by admin | May 31, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Falls are the leading cause of deaths in construction. There were 264 fall fatalities out of a total of 774 total deaths in construction during 2010 and cost insurance carriers around $64 million in medical spend and claim dollars. OSHA has partnered with the...
by admin | May 31, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
It’s Friday once again, I hope everyone has had a good week and is now ready for a little r and r. I found a couple workers’ comp jokes on Insurance-Finder, I wanted to pass them along in hopes that they make the rest of the week go that much faster....
by admin | May 30, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
An Illinois circuit ruled that a man’s workers compensation settlement could be taken and used to pay his back settlement to his ex-wife for child support. The Supreme Court ruled last week that they were correct in doing this. Howard Mayfield was awarded a...
by admin | May 29, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
For a death to be eligible for workers’ compensation it must usually come from a result of the employment. A South Dakota case will now test the boundaries and possible change the face of workers’ comp as we know it. On Christmas Eve in 2008 a man shot...
by admin | May 28, 2013 | Workers' Comp News
Normally when we think or hear about workers’ compensation fraud it usually involves an injured worker allegedly faking an injury or working when they are not supposed to be. However a growing trend seems to be medical providers committing fraud, this is...
