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Worker's Compensation News

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ARTICLE TITLE


04/22/09

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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Applauds Passage of Workers Memorial Day Resolution

03/03/09

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Title Dis-Insurance

 

02/07/09

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Taxing Worker's Compensation Benefits to Finance the Bailout

01/15/09

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New Year's Resolutions Revisited: Some to Review and Some New


 

12/11/08

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Defense Practitioner's View of Workers' Comp System Proposed Rules

 

10/23/08

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OSH

 

10/23/08

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PA Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2007

 

07/16/08

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WC Injury - The Course and Scope Rule

 

07/21/08

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Waivers Limiting Workers Time to Sue Draws Fire

 

07/25/08

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One-Eyed, One-Legged and One-Armed Men Need Not Apply - The Rise of Second Injury Funds

 

07/28/08

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The Decline Of Second Injury Funds

 

02/19/08

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Race, Age, Gender Mean Less Compensation for Injured Workers


 

05/02/07

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Injured workers lack means for retraining

  12/18/07 - Workplace Injury and Illness Summary (This Analysis was released by the US Federal Government)  

 

06/12/05

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PCI: Security Breach, Workers' Comp Highlight First Part of PA Session


 

01/26/04

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Ergonomic Experts Boycott Conference

 

01/20/04

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Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation Costs Per Claim Continue Upward Trend, Says New WCRI Study


 

12/08/03

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Rendell Administration Appoints New Member to Labor and Industry's Industrial Board

 

11/25/03

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Oversight of Insurance Rates Needed to Lower Worker's Comp Costs

 

11/25/03

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Schwarzenegger's Worker's Compensation Plan Lambasted

 

10/24/03

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Workers’ Compensation Crisis Revisited

 

10/12/03

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PA Worker's Compensation Advisory Council Hearing To Be Held In Harrisburg

 

09/08/03

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Dauphin County Man Named Director of Workers' Compensation Bureau

 

06/23/03

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COST OF INSURANCE FOR WORK INJURIES SOARS ACROSS U.S.

 

05/28/03

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Workers' Comp Watch: Don't Lose Control Over Your Medical Care

 

05/27/03

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Injured workers voice gripes to panel

 

05/13/03

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Bethlehem Steel Stops Paying Benefits to Injured Workers

 

01/16/03

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Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down "Post-Injury" Drug and Alcohol Testing As Unconstitutional

 

01/09/03

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Frontline: A Dangerous Business


 

11/17/02

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Did Insurer Cheat Disabled Clients?

 

11/15/02

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U.S. judge upholds verdict against UnumProvident

 

10/16/02

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What if your disability payments were suddenly cut off?

 

09/24/02

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Utah Man Commits Suicide Over Comp Denial

 

09/06/02

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The Illusion of Protection: Terrorism, War and Worker's Compensation

 

08/30/02

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Worker's Compensation: Commonwealth CT. struggles with calculating average weekly wage and benefit rate

 

08/16/02

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Gun Suspect described as a threat to Ridge

 

06/10/02

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2002 Worker's Compensation Cost Comparison  (Analysis done by the Indiana Manufacturing Association)

 

06/01/02

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Confessions of A Former Insurance Defense Lawyer

 

05/19/02

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Quadriplegic appeals worker's comp pay

 

04/05/02

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Employers grapple with climbing worker's comp rates, insurance premiums

 

04/18/02

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PaTLA contributes to favorable outcome in "violation of work rule" for WC claim denial

 

01/01/02

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Is Compensation for Workplace Injuries Adequate?


 

07/13/01

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Pain & Blame for Injured Workers Rests with Bush, Chao and Big Business


 

12/17/00

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Wal-Mart failed to pay benefits to injured workers, state government took over claims programme

 

02/01/00

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Worker's Comp: Falling down on the job


 

11/18/99

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court OK's withholding workers comp benefits pending on decisions on claims


 

11/01/98

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AMA Guides Contrary to Law?

 

11/01/98

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Worker's Compensation: Pennsylvania's Dramatic Turnaround


  04/11/97 - Ruling Upholding Act 57 Likely to see Union Appeal  

 

04/10/97

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Pennsylvania Levels the Economic Playing Field Through Worker's Compensation Reform


  08/15/96 - Worker's Compensation Reform - Information Packet  (Released by PA State Government about Act 44 reform)