Cybersecurity is an imminent and costly threat to lawyers and their clients

Cybersecurity is a critical issue in handling the workers’ compensation claims process. Regulatory authorities and clients are mounting an increased concern that the legal profession must employ adequate measures to protect data from cyber attacks. The fragmented century old social insurance system is complex and expensive to operate and is now confronted with security measures that are more time consuming, cumbersome and expense to implement.

The progress of technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) is advancing logarithmically. The participants in the present workers’ compensation system need to be aware of the seriousness of cyber vulnerabilities as well their responsibilities to maintain the confidentiality of client’s interests and protect the legal strategies of the case.

Weighing Genetic Factors in Cardiovascular Cases

Cardiovascular cases involving occupational risks are complicated causation proof issues in workers' compensation cases. The association of the work exposure and/or effort is usually a challenging proof battle where literature and medical experts are caught in a contentious duel.

Daylight Saving Time “fall back” doesn’t equal sleep gain

Today's post is shared from harvard.edu and it highlights the need for caution in the workplace following a shift in the time schedule so that bodies can adjust and accidents are avoided because of the exhaustion caused by the semi-yearly statutory time shift.

Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2:00 am this Sunday. In theory, “falling back” means an extra hour of sleep this weekend.

Donald Trump And The Art Of Asbestos

Today's post is shared from huffingtonpost.com

According to the Republican presidential nominee, the anti-asbestos movement is a conspiracy rigged by the mob. Yes, the mob.

For nearly five months, people around the country have been campaigning for or against Donald Trump. As one of the most polarizing presidential candidates of the century, we’ve watched debate after debate, commercial after commercial and repeatedly said, “Wow.”

There’s no doubt certain aspects of Trump’s beliefs are startling, overwhelming and offensive. But what the media shows is just one side.

Among all of Trump’s absurd ideologies, such as extreme vetting of immigrants and building a giant wall to keep them out, he also supports the use of asbestos. As a known carcinogen responsible for an estimated 10,000 American deaths a year, it’s surprising that a presidential candidate would uphold an industry that promoted its use.

But then again, is it?

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SCOTUS FL-Stahl : Petition Denied

The United States Supreme Court DENIED the petition in the matter of Stahl v Hialeah raising constitutional issues in the present workers' compensation system in Florida. The Florida program mirrors trending aspects of other state programs that have also been questioned on constitutional grounds.

CMS Town Hall Conference - Coordination of Benefits & Recovery for Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), NoFault Insurance and Workers’ Compensation

Town Hall Teleconference– November 17, 2016 
Coordination of Benefits & Recovery for Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), NoFault Insurance and Workers’ Compensation

On November 17, 2016, CMS will host a teleconference to connect with stakeholders and provide status updates. CMS expects to discuss the following topics:

• Ongoing Responsibility for Medicals (ORM) recovery, 
• Final Conditional Payment (CP) process reminders, 
• Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) improvements.

Employer-reported injury and illness rate declined to 3.0 cases per 100 workers in 2015

Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses – 2015 There were approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2015, which occurred at a rate of 3.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See tables 1 and 2.) The 2015 rate continues a pattern of declines that, apart from 2012, occurred annually for the last 13 years.