Earlier today we released the long anticipated results of our recent Workers' Compensation Social Media Survey Project. Within hours of its release, hundreds of people had submitted requests for the downloadable files. Now, we didn't ask for much here. We ask that people requesting the files tell us who they are, and who they work…
Taking a Sarasota Gander at Becoming a Blue Goose
I had never heard of the Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International. I did not know such an organization existed. Yet when I received an invitation to visit with and join a local chapter, I felt oddly drawn towards the concept. You see, the Blue Goose is a fraternal organization for insurance related professionals.…
Filing Your Workers’ Comp Claim with the EEOC
A group of Hispanic custodians in Colorado, one of whom was injured on the job, are claiming they are victims of discrimination. They have filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the college that employs them, claiming their civil rights have been violated. The nature of the complaints – the alleged violations…
Will California Intercept NFL Players Hail Mary Workers' Comp Claims?
There have been many stories in the news about current and retired National Football League players trying to claim cumulative trauma injuries under workers' compensation in the state of California, even though they never played for a team in that state. A loophole in California's more lucrative benefits program has allowed many of these players…
We're Just Looking for a Sign…..
We get a lot of unique requests here at WorkersCompensation.com. Many of them are insurance related; people looking for insurance, looking for information on their claim, trying to file a claim, or report fraud somewhere in the country. Many people see us as the “governing body of all things workers' comp”, and the list…
Insuring the Medical Marijuana Industry
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. I suppose then that it stands to reason, that with the birth of a (quasi) legitimate industry, the need to insure it could not have been far behind. A friend recently pointed out to me the presence of companies actively soliciting the growers and dispensaries of medical…
Florida Proves That (Drug) Money Still Talks
The Florida Legislature has concluded business for this session. Having amassed a small fortune in contributed drug money from the medical community and prescription drug repackagers, our representatives are now returning home to enjoy the fruits of their labor, content with the knowledge that they gave their drug selling benefactors much of what they paid…
A New Peter Principle: Control Claim Costs By Focusing on the End Game
The statement came from Peter Federko, CEO of the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, in the middle of an otherwise typical committee meeting. Direct and to the point, it was a comment stunning both in it’s basic simplicity and incredible depth. The Medical Committee at the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) had…
Having a Hand in Insurance Fraud
Times are tough in Spain. Unemployment is running about 19%, and investigators in the country say a sickening trend is emerging from a population desperate for money. Even in the face of great desperation, the lengths that some Spaniards will go in attempting insurance fraud can be shocking. Those authorities tell us that most recently…
Welcome to Des Moines – Rocking Insurance Capital of the Midwest
I have never been to Des Moines, Iowa, before. I am here this week at the Downtown Marriott attending the IAIABC Forum 2013 Conference, and I have to say this is one rockin' place. On the hotel shuttle ride in from the airport Monday, we passed a Burger King near the hotel that had a…