Friday, March 18, 2011

Breast Cancer Presumed Occupational Illness

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Fire fighters in Canada are supporting legislation that would establish a legal presumption that breast cancer  is an occupationally relate...

Industry Coalition Wants to Cut CMS Conditional Payments

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A group of about 50 employers, insurance carriers and vendors have formed a coalition to endorse legislation  ( H.R.1063 ) introduced this w...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

A Nuclear Workers' Compensation Disaster

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As Japanese  nuclear energy workers at the  Fukushima Daiichi plant are  being ordered to  abandon  efforts to contain the radiation emissi...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Worker's Comp, Walker, and Wisconsin’s Wailing

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Guest Blog by Thomas M. Domer What’s the connection between worker’s comp and Wisconsin Governor Walker’s assault on public sector barg...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Conference- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its Legacy: Out of the Smoke and the Flame

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its Legacy March 24, 2011; 9 a.m. — 6:30 p.m. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 100...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Daylight Savings Time Switch May be Hazardous to Your Health

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Image via Wikipedia The semi-annual tradition of changing the clock an hour ahead and an hour back has been reported to result in a high in...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

NIOSH Seeks Information About World Trade Center Cancer Claims

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Image via Wikipedia The Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control a...