10/11/2009 2:00:08 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. Employers are so focused on managing workers compensation injuries that they often forget that the injury itself is the gateway to employment litigation. Until now, employers have systematical ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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11/5/2009 1:46:03 PM EST The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) has produced two guides, free of charge, wh ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/21/2009 6:19:28 PM EST
An often asked question by employers is whether they can require an injure ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/18/2009 8:09:23 PM EST Welcome to our 2009 National Drug-Free Work Week resource center. We'll be featuring blogs and other resource materials throughout the month of October. This site will be periodically updated so please check back often. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/11/2009 11:28:48 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. Recently, I met with a client who wanted to reduce the number of injuries at their job site. Instead of focusing on the number of injuries, I asked him to bring the company’s Occupationa ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/11/2009 11:38:02 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. A return-to-work program is designed to facilitate the return of injured employees to work as soon as he or she is able to perform meaningful, productive work within the restrictions imposed b ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/10/2009 10:19:42 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. Light duty immediately invokes negative feelings for most employers. I have heard cou ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/10/2009 10:02:43 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. Imagine if everyone shared your vision of getting ill or injured employees back to wo ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/11/2009 11:31:17 PM EST Posted by Margaret SpencePresident and CEO, Douglas Claims & Risk Consultants, Inc. Dear Dr. X – I really don’t understand the note I received from your office, can the employee come back to work or not? What do you mean he has a five pound lifting restriction &nd ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/25/2009 12:23:16 PM EST National Return to Work Week ran from May 10 to 16, 2009, and it will be celebrated annually the second week of May. According to the National Safety Council, employers lose an average of 80 million lost work days every ye ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/10/2008 11:54:21 PM EST Posted by Rebecca A. ShaferPresident, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc., Attorney and Risk Consultant Hello, as the "featured blogger" this week, I'll be writing on topics that relate to workers' compensation cost containment. Some will be basic, some advanced. Please let me know if there's anything in particular you woul ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/12/2008 5:17:19 PM EST Posted by Rebecca A. ShaferPresident, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc., Attorney and Risk Consultant Hello, as the "featured blogger" this week, I'll be writing on topics that relate to workers' compensation cost containment. Some will be basic, some advanced. Please let me know if there's anything in particular you woul ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/5/2008 10:18:59 AM EST Posted by Rebecca A. ShaferPresident, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc., Attorney and Risk Consultant Hello, as the "featured blogger" this week, I'll be writing on topics that relate to workers' compensation cost containment. Some will be basic, some advanced. Please let me know if there's anything in particular you woul ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/9/2008 12:51:20 AM EST Posted by Rebecca A. ShaferPresident, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc., Attorney and Risk Consultant Hello, as the "featured blogger" this week, I'll be writing on topics that relate to workers' compensation cost containment. Some will be basic, some advanced. Please let me know if there's anything in particular you woul ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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