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Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) are OSHA's premier partnership programs
The Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) are OSHA's premier partnership programs designed to recognize workplaces with exemplary safety and health programs. VPP participants serve as models of excellence for others in their industries and communities and are exempt from routine OSHA inspections.
Alaska Worker's Compensation Lawyers are attorneys who specialize
in Workers Compensation law and all aspects relating to that field.
Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees
who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary
compensation; thus, eliminating the need for frivolous litigation. But sometimes companies
and private employers subvert these laws and fail to pay sufficient
money to those injured or disabled on the job.
Occupational Injurys & Illnesses by Indu
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers in Alaska
Agriculture
0
Mining
21.2
Construction
16.7
Mfg Durable Goods
30
Mfg Nondurable Goods
301.9
Transportation
34.6
Wholesale Trade
0
Retail Trade
42
Finance/Ins/Real Est
63.4
Services
38.3
Source: state health profiles occupational CDC
A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported
in private industry workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate
of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to
a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
If you or anyone you know has been injured while working on the
job and your employer has failed to give you sufficient funds, contact
our Alaska Workers Compensation Lawyers. We will handle your
case with a high standard of quality.
Common topics related to the field of Workers Compensation Law
include:
Calif. Near Deal on Worker's Comp Reform
Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 2:05, 4/15/2004
Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic state legislators appear close to an agreement on a tentative plan to reform the state's troubled workers' compensation insurance system. Critics say the proposed plan's limitations do not help the already stressed workers' comp system. Source: National Public Radio
Alaska External Sites
State Law
ALASKA Workers' Compensation Injuries proximately caused by the employee's intoxication or use of drugs are not compensable. Alaska Stat. §23 Full Medical Benefits** Alabama Indiana Nebraska South
MEDICAL BENEFITS PROVIDED BY WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUTES ... Alaska. New York. Florida 5/. Alabama. Arkansas 2/ California 3/. Puerto Rico. Ar
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Definition:
A form to report a work injury or illness to your employer.
Light Duty
Definition:
Temporary change in job assignment to accommodate work restrictions while you are healing. May or may not pay at the same rate as your normal work assignment. Lost wages may be partially made up by Temporary Partial Disability (TPD) payments.
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB)
Definition:
The judicial unit that formally resolves workers' compensation disputes.
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