LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
The Lexis Nexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center Powered by Larson’s recently announced the 2008 honorees for the LexisNexis Top 25 Blogs for Workers’ Compensation.
“These blogsites contain some of the best writing out there on workers’ compensation and workplace issues in general,” says the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Center. “They contain a wealth of information for the workers’ compensation community with timely news items, practical information, expert analysis, tips, frequent postings, and helpful links to other sites. These blogsites also show us how workplace issues interact with politics and culture. Moreover, they demonstrate how bloggers can impact the world of workers’ compensation and workplace issues.”
The NY Workers' Compensation Alliance (WCA) was formed in 2006 by concerned stakeholders in the New York Workers' Compensation system determined to protect injured workers from the workers' compensation "deform" proposed by the Business Council of New York State. To date, it has raised over $200,000 to to fight such anti-worker attacks.
In 2008, the WCA Blog was almost single-handedly responsible for defeating the proposed AMA Guidelines to Permanent Impairment that were being considered by the New York State Insurance Department. With the support of renowned workers' compensation experts such as Dr. John Burton, the WCA was able to show that the AMA guidelines were scientifically flawed, and as Dr. Burton so eloquently said, pure "hokum"! To date, the New York State Insurance Department has failed to produce any fair medical guidelines as envisioned by the 2007 reforms. Thankfully, our own former WCA Board member, James McCarthy, Esq., continues to monitor the ongoing developments for the WCA at the Medical Guidelines Task Force meetings.
The WCA looks forward to forging new alliances in 2009 to better protect injured workers in New York State. The Workers' Compensation Alliance Law Blog, now nationally recognized by Lexis Nexis, will continue to be a key tool in our ongoing strategy.