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		<title><![CDATA[Workers' comp changes ahead: changes to the legal terrain on both federal and state levels pose a challenge to workers' comp stakeholders, The slowing decrease in claims frequency and all its reasons pose another]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  Human resources and workers' comp offices around the country are waiting to see how their obligations will change when the ADA Amendments Act is signed into law. The House unanimously adopted the Senate version of the bill on Sept. 17, and as of the publication date for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prudential Group Disability Professional Aims to Increase Awareness of the Role of Disability Insurance in Maintaining Financial Security]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. -- With the graying of America's population, there is an increased need for workers to ramp up their knowledge of the benefits of disability insurance. In particular, workers need to understand their disability benefits and the extent to which they will provide income replacement. The Prudential Insurance Company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Goodwill Industries Lobbies for a Diverse and Skilled Workforce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 60 Goodwill representatives from across the United States will gather on Capitol Hill on October 24 to advocate on behalf of people with disabilities, low-wage workers and other job seekers who are trying to enter the workforce for the first time or advance their careers.  "The U.S....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Goodwill Industries Lobbies for a Diverse and Skilled Workforce; Goodwill Holds Inaugural Advocacy Day on Oct. 24.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Goodwill Industries International    ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 22 AScribe Newswire -- More than 60 Goodwill  representatives from across the United States will gather on Capitol  Hill on Oct. 24 to advocate on behalf of people with disabilities,  low-wage workers and other job seekers who...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As workers become more knowledgeable about their rights, the number of wrongful-termination lawsuits is on the rise. Here's how you can avoid legal trouble when firing an employee.    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964      Also known as: Title VII...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[DIRECTORY WORKERS' COMPENSATION & DISABILITY  Below are paid listings of vendors and their booth numbers at the 15th Annual National Workers' Comp and Disability Conference. This guide is not intended to be a complete directory. Suppliers themselves have provided this data. To obtain more information on vendors and their...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOL Awards $500,000 Grant to Syracuse University to Lead Research Into Effect of Employer Practices on Workers with Disabilities]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced a grant of $500,000 to Syracuse University's Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability, to lead a national research consortium to study employer prWASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOL emergency guidelines protect federal workers with disabilities.(Department of Labor)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Labor has just released its "template of  emergency preparedness guidelines" for federal agencies to  integrate the needs of workers with disabilities into emergency  planning. Some of the guidelines are already in place at many federal  agencies, and others can be quickly adopted at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Compensating Workers for Permanent Partial Disabilities]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Workers' compensation is the nation's oldest social insurance program. There is virtually no federal role in the state workers' compensation programs. As a result, those programs provide widely different coverage, disparate benefits with different rules, and administrative practices that can be vastly dissimilar. Perhaps the greatest variability is in how...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disability pay not in the nature of workers' compensation.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[P was employed as a case manager with the F County Board of Health  and Human Services in Ohio. After a workload increase, P sought  counseling to deal with mental stress and took a temporary leave of  absence. She was eventually diagnosed as having permanent mental injury,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ogden, Utah, event celebrates workers with disabilities, firms that hire them.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200410/ai_n22256580]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff DeMoss, Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Oct. 20--OGDEN, Utah -- On any given day at Enable Industries,  about 250  people with disabilities can be found training and working  diligently at jobs  that are critical to the everyday operations...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[13th Annual National Workers' Compensation and Disability ConferenceŽ & Expo]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 17-19, 2004 Lakeside Center at McCormick Place Chicago  CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS  Register Early and Save!  SAVE $100.00 when you register by Oct. 1, 2004!  Now its 13th year, the National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference[R] & Expo is the leading and most comprehensive conference available for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Assessing Disability: An International Comparison of Workers' Compensation Systems]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assessing disability is not just a medical issue. It is a matter of interest for policymakers, employees, employers, public and private insurance carriers, lawyers, and many other stakeholders of workers' compensation systems. Although it seems to be a well-defined concept, it is quite surprising how different and complex the assessing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Labor Secy. Chao Visits Disabled Orphans at Langfang Children's Village; Trip Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Worker Protections]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING, June 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today visited children living at Langfang Children's Village in Langfang, China.  Langfang Children's Village is home to 80 special needs orphans of ages one month to five years from five different orphanages throughout China. "President George...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Expands Demonstrations to Recruit and Retain Personal Assistance Workers for People with Disabilities]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced five new demonstration grants aimed at helping recruit, train and retain direct service workers who provide personal assistance to people with disabilities who need helpWASHINGTON, May 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Labor Department Issues Report on Emergency Preparedness for Federal Workers with Disabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200405/ai_n21833042]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, May 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy ODEP today released a report that gives federal officials and workers key advice and comprehensive recommendations on ensuring a safe and secure environment for the more than 120,000 employees with disabilities who work in buildings,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supreme court cases 2002-2003 term]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year the United States Supreme Court is asked to review a multitude of cases covering a variety of legal topics. The 2002-2003 Supreme Court session was no different. The justices decided several cases of interest to law enforcement officers and management. The Court decided two cases involving confessions. Three...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More than $500 billion annually related to absences, productivity.(Eldercare)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5262/is_200311/ai_n20401475]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to an analysis of disability trends gleaned from  MetLife's database of short- and long-term disability claims data,  the top rive chronic causes of workplace disability include: lower-back  disorders, depression, coronary heart disease, arthr  According to an analysis of disability trends gleaned from  MetLife's database...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Launches Demonstrations to Recruit and Retain Personal Assistance Workers to Help People With Disabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200310/ai_n21827571]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced five new demonstration grants aimed at helping recruit, train and retain direct service workers, who provide personal assistance to people with disabilities who need helWASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't Miss an Opportunity to Employ the Best Person for the Job]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This paper has been produced by WorkCover in collaboration with its Disability Focus Group to encourage employers to employ people with a disability and workers who have been injured so that everyone has the opportunity to participate in the workforce. Successful businesses recognise that diversity in their workforce, including employing...]]></description>
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