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Back to the basics: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Psychosocial Factors in Low Back Pain
HealthSkills Weblog —
Authority: 126
In New Zealand, the national accident insurer, Accident Compensation Corporation, has been reviewing its pain management service contracts. The latest message from both the Government and ACC is the need to reduce costs (not that I’ve ever heard anyone say ‘let’s go for broke, let’s spend all we can!’) and ...1 week ago -
Some Frightening Statistics about Workers’ Compensation Costs
Workers Comp Kit Blog —
Authority: 139
Below are some statistics about workers’ comp costs and some things to consider when looking to cut costs. Also, we invite you to participate in a new survey designed to gather additional statistical information about what is going on in the insurance industry. Here is a link to the survey: ...1 week ago -
Top Qualities of a Workers Comp Manager or Injury Coordinator
Workers Comp Kit Blog —
Authority: 139
The role of Injury Coordinator (IC)(a.k.a. Return-to-Work Coordinator) is pivotal to a well-managed workers’ compensation program. It is crucial the injury coordinator’s job functions are well understood by everyone on the work comp implementation team and by top management. The Injury Coordinator is ...3 weeks ago -
Termination Did Not Violate FMLA Where Employee Failed to Return to Work After Being Released by Doctor
The FMLA Blog —
Authority: 107
The Fifth Circuit in Hart v. Comcast of Houston, LLC , No. 09-20238, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 22720 (5th Cir. Oct. 15, 2009) recently found that an employee who fails to return to work from FMLA as requested by his employer subsequent to being released by his physician to return to work fails to state an FMLA ...3 weeks ago -
Employee out on long term disability
Human Resource Blog —
Authority: 433
Sorry, but we have to side with HR on this one.There are a number of issues here, so this is a long answer.Just so you know, under both FMLA and ADA, an employee is entitled to his or her exact job back. Prior to the passage of FMLA in 1993, many companies had the policy [...]3 weeks ago -
Making Your Return to Work Policy Work Using Transitional Duty
Workers Comp Kit Blog —
Authority: 139
The number one goal of any injury management policy is to return injured employees to work just as soon as they are medically able; ideally in their original state of health to their regular duty job. There is a difference between “medically necessary” and “medically unnecessary.” Coordinating ...4 weeks ago -
Cracking Down on Inflexible Leave Policies: A Summary of the Sears EEOC Decision
Workers Comp Kit Blog —
Authority: 139
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. Despite this requirement, many employers maintain leave policies that are inflexible as to either the length of leave or the ability to request a different work assignment or other ...4 weeks ago -
Ask The Work Buzz! Full-time mom returning to work
The Work Buzz —
Authority: 119
Judi writes: “I am 54, recently divorced and desperately looking for work. I have a lot of job experience, however, I spent more of my adult years raising my children. I have been diligently applying for work for about 12 weeks and have not been offered one position. I’ve adjusted my resume so I don’t apply for ...5 weeks ago -
Make Sure You Have These TEN Steps Covered in Your Post Injury Plan BEFORE An Injury
Workers Comp Kit Blog —
Authority: 139
In some claims, there is a disproportionate length of time out of work, and the time out of work is longer than medically necessary. For example, if an employee is injured June 1, and is healed June 10, he/she should be back to work June 10. However, often an employee is out of work for weeks or months longer than ...6 weeks ago
