http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/workers-compensation.html Avvo.com - Workers Compensation Legal Guides http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/filing-your-virginia-workers-compensation-claim In Virginia workers' compensation claims must be filed with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission within 2 years of the accident or within 2 years of the communication of an occupational disease. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INJURED WORKER TO FILE THE CLAIM. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:42:50 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/why-do-i-need-a-workers-comp-lawyer Workers’ Compensation law in North Carolina is a complicated and specialized area of the law and an experienced attorney can help preserve evidence, find experts to assist you in the prosecution of your case and fight to get the benefits to which you may be entitled. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:13:59 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/how-to-utilize-the-workers-compensation-system If you have been injured at work, you have a right to have medical assistance and many other benefits. However, please be advised that it is a felony to commit fraud or intentional misrepresentation in the claim. If you are the employer, you have a duty to provide the medical asistance or access. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:09:21 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/workers-compensation-in-maryland Workers compensation benefits for firefighters Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:51:05 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/the-urgent-need-for-workers-compensation-flu-pandemic-planning The 2009 influenza pandemic (flu) has created a new framework of acts and regulations to respond the World Health Organization’s (WHO) phase 6 pandemic alert. Governmentally imposed employment disruptions resulting from regulatory work disruptions to prevent the spread of disease maybe massive. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:19:50 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/cms-submission-process-for-wcmsas CMS has announced two changes for the WCMSA submission process: 1. Updated checklist; and 2. Intent to provide a secure portal for submission of W Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:20:37 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/data-matching-with-cms CMS has formally terminated the voluntary WC Data Match program that it instituted several years ago. With the enactment of Section 111 Mandatory Insurance Company reporting the voluntary program afforded to States and Insurance Company has been terminated. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:21:18 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/us-epa-targets-hazardous-chemicals-for-new-regulations The Obama Administration has announced a proposed initiative to regulated hazardous substances. The workplace and the Workers' Compensation system has been literally plagued for decades with an epidemic of disease caused by the use of dangerous and unregulated chemicals in the workplace. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:39:31 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/workers-compensation-is-part-of-the-great-health-care-debate As the US Senate signals the beginning of the floor debate of the proposed health care legislation, a new chapter is about to be written in the Workers' Compensation medical benefit delivery system. If any of the five proposed bills, or prodigies of any, are enacted into law the nation's workers' co Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:28:15 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/injured-workers-law--advocacy-group The Injured Workers Law & Advocacy Group is an open Linkedin group provides news and open discussions concerning national workers' compensation trends. It is maintained for academic purposes to facilitate national policy discussions. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:19:26 PDT