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November 1, 2008
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Cover Story
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The Textbook on Workers' Comp
The Textbook on Workers' Comp | Risk & Insurance
Los Angeles' Unified School District turns around its workers' comp and disability management programs, and wins a 2008 Theodore Roosevelt Workers' Comp and Disability Award.
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Features
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In a House of Service
In a House of Service | Risk & Insurance
Marriott International offers proof that taking care of employees injured on the job and keeping claims in-house is the best way to take care of customers.
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Meet the Decision Makers
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Waging a Tough Fight
Waging a Tough Fight | Risk & Insurance
Staffing company Spherion Corp. takes rehabilitated workers injured on the job and places them on light duty. The incentive? Making sure they earn more than if they were on indemnity.
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Spilling Comp Secrets of the Treasury
Spilling Comp Secrets of the Treasury | Risk & Insurance
The U.S. Treasury Department has experienced a 66 percent decline in the rate of injuries and illnesses from 2003 to 2007.
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Mayo's Many Healthy Returns
Mayo's Many Healthy Returns | Risk & Insurance
Through its various programs, the Mayo Clinic's return to work section realized an $840,000 cost savings to the clinic in 2007.
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Battening Down the Hatches
Battening Down the Hatches | Risk & Insurance
Oregon-based maker of doors and windows seals its hiring practices with integrity tests.
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Warming to an Offshore Breeze
Warming to an Offshore Breeze | Risk & Insurance
Are workers' compensation professionals more willing to outsource or offshore claims management? They are, a survey of compensation and disability claims specialists shows.
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Safety on the Set
Safety on the Set | Risk & Insurance
Some production companies in Hollywood appear to finally be getting the message about safety on the set. Yet far too many unnecessary injuries, some of them catastrophic, occur when producers run up against time, money and power.
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The Cost Variations
The Cost Variations | Risk & Insurance
Expenses and awards are important considerations for employers, particularly in a tough economy. A recent survey found that workers' comp costs vary widely from one state to the next.
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Return to Vegas, Return to Work
Return to Vegas, Return to Work | Risk & Insurance
With an amendment to the ADA taking effect in a couple months and a changing regulatory landscape, legal issues and return-to-work will be the hottest session tracks in Las Vegas.
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Exposing Hospitals' Forgotten Liability
Exposing Hospitals' Forgotten Liability | Risk & Insurance
Why some hospitals choose not to book incurred-but-not-reported workers' comp claims and alternative strategies for reporting the liability.
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Banking on a Health E-Ticket
Banking on a Health E-Ticket | Risk & Insurance
In the push for a healthcare information exchange, one Pennsylvania-based vendor says it breaks new ground by tying together all the parties to a health care transaction.
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On the Trail of E-Mail
On the Trail of E-Mail | Risk & Insurance
Carriers and brokers are tempted by registered e-mail services as a way of going paperless and managing the risks of standard e-mail.
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Columns
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Departments
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Special Reports
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Disability Management
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What are the true costs of disability across all 50 states? How can you heal your workers' bad backs and sore necks? Wouldn't you like to know? That's why you're reading this special report after all.
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More Special Reports
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In-Depth Series
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Chronic Pain In-Depth Series (Part 2): Carriers' Chronic Burden
Carriers' Chronic Burden | Risk & Insurance
About 5 percent of lost-time claimants have a significant chronic pain problem, but their claims account for about 30 percent of all lost-time claims payments in the first year alone.
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Past Installments
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Industry Risk Report
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Construction & Building
Construction work is inherently litigious. Even the smallest contractors and subcontractors end up in court with one another fairly frequently over the terms of construction contracts. When applied to the larger companies, those disagreements can translate into hefty legal costs. Many larger construction firms also depend on a relatively small number of customers for the majority of their revenues, which can be a risky posture if one of those customers tanks. Click above to read more on this sector, or view the industry risk table.
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