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Social Bookmarking News

March 25th, 2011 by admin

Register a URL for future use and dissemination of the URL with your friends and family social bookmarking Web is called, would have made each with different intentions and might even unwittingly, have made this book social marker. Traditional methods are favorites in the browser that are lost when the machine is formatted or browser removed or relocated, to be saved. origin in the bookmark as a rapid exchange of favorite links, nothing remains lost.Every link on the Web to good use.

Social News and Social Bookmarking
Major social bookmarking sites to use primarily for the purpose of the exchange and dissemination of news about members of the community.

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OSHA Record Keeping for Work-Related Injuries 101

March 23rd, 2011 by admin

In addition to reporting all work-related injury claims to the workers compensation claims office, there is additional paperwork to be completed. Most private employers with 10 or more employees are required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to keep a log of work-related injuries and illness, commonly known as Form 300. [Some “low risk” business such as insurance offices, real estate offices and small retail outlets are exempt].     Full Post…

7 worst natural disasters of the 21st century

March 20th, 2011 by admin

Natural disasters have the ability to affect many people, not only through the physical destruction they cause, but also through injury, homelessness and even death. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan last week remind us that Mother Nature can be extremely destructive.

Here we list the seven worst natural catastrophes of the 21st century. There have been many more natural disasters since the start of the millennium, but these seven were the most severe given their cost, the injuries inflicted and the lives they claimed.

Catastrophe statistics are from the Insurance Information Institute (III).

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Include Physical Therapy, Nurse Triage and Occupational Clinics in Account Instructions

March 20th, 2011 by admin

A company on top of its workers compensation costs implements Account Servicing Instructions (ASIs). Without them managing claims and litigation is nearly impossible.

? Also known as account instructions, claim service instructions or account handling instructions, ASI represent the agreement or understanding between the insured and the field adjusters at the insurer’s branch offices that guides the handling of all suits and claims, both litigated and non-litigated.(WCxKit) ? These instructions are disseminated to all branch offices across the country. ? < Full Post…

Michigan Workers Compensation Law Basics 101

March 2nd, 2011 by admin

In Michigan, every employer who has three or more employees, at any one time, or employs one or more workers for 35 or more hours per week for 13 or more weeks, is required to carry workers compensation insurance. Except:   1.     Agricultural employees are exempt under certain special circumstances, however agricultural employers may voluntarily cover their workers. (WCxKit)   2.     Self-employed people do not have to have work comp insurance for themselves, but are required to have work comp insurance for their employees.    3.     Partners and corporate officers can elect to exclude themselves from work comp insurance coverage.     

 

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Denmark Trade Union Campaign to Cut Airport Pollution

February 23rd, 2011 by admin

A Danish study commissioned from Aarhus University by the 3F union reports that workers on airport tarmacs are breathing in extremely high levels of ultra fine particle emissions from aircraft engines, at a high cost to their health.     According to the health and safety department of the European trade union institute (ETUI), a case of bladder cancer in a baggage handler has been recognized as an occupational disease. Danish trade unions are calling the national and European authorities to account by campaigning for a series of demands including an exposure limit value. ( Full Post…

Eight Things Plaintiff Attorneys May Tell Your Employees

February 18th, 2011 by admin

Plaintiff workers compensation attorneys will tell the general public their purpose is to assist the injured employee. However, plaintiff attorneys are in business to make a profit. If there is no money in it for the plaintiff attorney, their willingness to assist the injured employee vanishes. In order to earn service fees there must be some conflict between employer and employee.   If the employee does not have any issues with the employer, the employee is highly unlikely to hire an attorney (assuming the employee is not bringing the workers compensation claim for the purpose of self enrichment).     Full Post…

Nine Questions to Ask When Coordinating Managed Care Providers

February 13th, 2011 by admin

Coordinated medical care refers injured employees to specific physicians, integrating the protocols and goals of the overall workers compensation management program and coordinates with health insurance, i.e., managed care.

? It means planning before an injury happens and educating your employees about proper procedures.(WCxKit) ? Managed care, if set up properly, reduces medical and indemnity costs, fine tunes medical treatment, creates a care-plan, sets a return-to-work date and requires periodic re-evaluation between the physician and case manager. ? Full Post…