Workplace bullying has been a hot topic since the release of the Continue reading >>

Ever tried home-based employment?  Claims which have a year or more of lost time have a very small likelihood of resolving and are likely to hit the statutory limits of indemnity and medical costs.  Some analysts think over h ...

Delaware is one of several states that have implemented wellness and prevention programs.  State employee wellness programs are often launched as pilots for broader health initiatives and as examples of best practices that it is hoped the private ...

If you don't recognize the acronym "GFM," never fear.  I'm not sure it's a common term, but it's one we've been using around our office lately.

The ultimate key to the success of the organization's new employee safety indoctrination effort is management's sincere interest in and commitment to the safety and health of its employees - both short term and long term.  With this in mind, what ...

Last year, Senator Barack Obama introduced legislation entitled the " Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007 Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)

The 2008 elections are now in the record books.  With the election of Senator Obama to the presidency, and Democrats picking up as many as 20 seats in the House and at least five seats in the Senate, the new balance of power in Washington is likel ...

According to President-elect Obama, we’re not Democrats or Republicans anymore, ...

As a candidate, Senator Barack Obama issued a white paper on the need to redesign the process for Social Security Disability and SSI applications.  The comments are found in a lengthy Continue reading >>

Eighteenth century pirates and a nineteenth century German "Iron" Chancellor preceded the United States in the creation of a social system for the protection of injured workers.  The modern workers' compensation system owes part of its e ...

Which will win out: Litigation, regulation, or new kinds of unionism in cobbling together a 21st century social contract between employers and employees?  The old one has been dead for a while.  Given the vacuum, along with so many layoffs, i ...

In the United States, immigrant workers constitute a significant proportion of the workforce.  In 2006, 15% of workers were foreign-born and at least 6.3 million were undocumented.  Immigrant workers face a disproportionate risk for workplace ...

Comprehensive health reform will not happen in the near future.   There is no money.  There are lots of other priorities - financial stability, huge and growing deficits, energy, wars in two countries, nuclear proliferation an ...

On October 2, 2008, the Commission released its Annual Report of Operations for 2007 .  Highlights indicate that total claims were again down from ...

In previous blogs I have discussed how to detect possible employee workers compensation claim fraud and possible inflated workers compensation claims.  This blog will discuss one other area of possible fraud that your organization may encounter - ...