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		<title>Up In Arms: Insurance Cos. Grit Teeth While WC Attorneys Rub Shoulders</title>
		<link>http://www.capronlaw.com/on-injury-law/index.php/2012/05/up-in-arms-insurance-cos-grit-teeth-while-wc-attorneys-rub-shoulders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The blogging world of workers’ compensation attorneys has been all abuzz over the last few weeks with the ruling of Smothers v. Will County Forest Preserve District. The conversation revolves around the decision that answers the question: “When is a shoulder not part of an arm?” Apparently, according to the jurists, it never has been. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Jobs: Wreaking Havoc on Injured Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 20:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[utilization reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who says the government isn’t hard at work trying to create jobs and get the economy on track? A simple Google search this week found there were over 475 positions open for career RNs to switch to a career performing Utilization Reviews now mandated under the revisions to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. It appears [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Hidden Casualties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Smalling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death benefits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I travel on I-80 from Chicago to our Quad Cities office, I have a lot of time to think. One of the thoughts I had the other day was just how time seems to fly in our busy lives. Before you know it, it will be Memorial Day and the start of summer. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Changes to Illinois Workers&#8217; Compensation Act: A Threat to Injured Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.capronlaw.com/on-injury-law/index.php/2011/05/proposed-illinois-workers-compensation-legislation-negative-impact-on-injured-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 21:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[workers compensation reform legislative changes impact on injured workers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Illinois legislature is currently considering changes to the Illinois Workers&#8217; Compensation Act which would have extreme negative consequences for injured workers in Illinois. It is essential that anyone who cares about the rights of injured workers in the State of Illinois contact their respective State Senator and State Representative to express their opposition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Choice is Yours: Electronically Shared Medical Records and Informed Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidentiality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIPPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical records]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[treatment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Little over a month ago,  Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed a new bill into law initiating the secure exchange of electronic heath records in Illinois.  The Health Information Exchange and Technology Act creates  the necessary framework through which health care providers and insurance companies can electronically share health records.  While patients may fear that making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worker in Sioux City Iowa dies from sewer gas safety issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death benefits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[explosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal injuries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Several workers in northern Iowa were working to unclog a sewer line when one of the sewer workers was overcome by sewer gas and died. The work site was in North Sioux City, Iowa. It&#8217;s reported that the safety rules were not followed and the men were overcome by sewer gas while working to unplug the line. Confined space safety [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer vs. Employee &#8211; The choice of medical care in Iowa workers&#8217; compensation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Compensation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are injured at work in Iowa, it is unlikely your employer will permit you to choose which doctor you see.  The Iowa Workers’ Compensation system limits workers’ choice of medical care to treat occupational injuries.  In fact, with few exceptions your employer generally has the right to select and direct your medical care provided they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perspective: The Unresolved Labor Strike in Illinois and Medical Benefits for Construction Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.capronlaw.com/on-injury-law/index.php/2010/07/perspective-the-unresolved-labor-strike-in-illinois-and-medical-benefits-for-construction-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway safety/accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spinal cord injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers' Compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A strike by laborers in the construction industry devastates progress for crucial projects and has widespread effects, from increased traffic which is the product of stalled roadwork, to businesses that rely on the timely completion of a project.  For almost three weeks now, construction workers on strike in Illinois have been holding out for better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction Safety: Adapting to the Times, But Never Danger-Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Highway safety/accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rehabilitation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workplace safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accidents]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fatality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any classic American occupation can conjure iconic images. Mentioning “construction work” reminds us of the Industrial Revolution, with capable men raising skyscrapers protected only by a pair of sturdy boots and a yellow hard hat. Every bridge, highway, and city skyline as we know it today was built through the efforts of these hard working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing the Road: Critical Mass Boasts More Than Leisure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Avgerinos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Automobile accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bicycle accidents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rehabilitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sports safety and injuries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It happens on the last Friday of every month. They meet in places like the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, under the Waterloo Bridge in London, and in the Chicago Loop. Bicycle riders from all over the world join to ride together in a group called Critical Mass. And kids, this is no ordinary [...]]]></description>
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