It is no mystery that there are significant costs and loss time associated with soft tissue injuries in the workplace. Sprains and strains account for 41 percent of all workplace injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work. The musculoskeletal disorders or MSD's as they are called in the Industry, are difficult to assess and ultimately are handled differently by providers across the country. Read More»
Diligent worker's compensation managers, adjusters and defense attorneys justifiably strive to identify compensability issues and weed out cases that arguably do not create compensable claims. Such efforts appropriately manage worker's compensation costs by eliminating claims that fall outside the protections of the compensation laws. Should employers always resist accepting claims as compensable when the facts present arguments against compensability? Read More»
The IWCI/ISIA annual seminar will be held this year at the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis on August 1 & 2, 2012. Sponsorship packages are be available now, please sign up today!
Attendee Brochure will be available soon and Registration will open on May 21st.
This year's IWCI annual golf outing, themed "Grease" will be held on Friday June 15 at the Ironwood Golf Club, 10955 Fall Road, Fishers, IN, phone (317) 842-0551. Registration is from 10:00 to 11:30 am (EST) with a shotgun start at noon. Dinner and raffle will begin at 5:00pm. The cost is $76.00 per person, which includes dinner. Cost for golf only is $60, dinner only $16.
For additional information and sponsorship opportunies please click here.