Quote of the day
"It is unfortunate that appellant successfully appealed a finding that her healing period ended on June 15, 2005, just to have the commission find that her healing period ended four and a half months prior to that date"
Arkansas Court of Appeals Judge Wendell Griffen
Ohio BWC Withstands Market Turmoil
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, once scandal-rocked, is withstanding Wall Street’s downturn, declining 1 percentage point in the same period the state’s public pension funds lost billions. Akron Beacon-Journal
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Arkansas Woman Wins Reversal, but Benefits Are Cut
A Pine Bluff, Ark., woman wins a reversal of an adverse Workers’ Compensation Commission ruling because the commission mistakenly reviewed someone else’s medical record. This week, however, the state Court of Appeals said her benefits should be reduced, not increased. By John Lyon, Arkansas News Bureau
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Iowa County Praised for ‘Proactive Approach’
Henry County, Iowa, could be eligible to be part of a best-practices incentive program that could generate additional financial benefits, according to a representative from the Iowa Municipality Workers Compensation Association. By Erik Owomoyela, MPNews.net
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Q&A: Workers’ Comp and Disability
Question: How do workers’ compensation payments affect my disability benefits?
Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville, Tenn.)
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N.C.: Workplace Safety Fines Cut for Labor Chief’s Contributors
In her quest for re-election, N.C. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry has collected at least half of her campaign contributions from executives and managers of companies that have been inspected by her department. By Ames Alexander and David Ingram, Charlotte Observer via News & Observer
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B.C. Union Says Employer Groups Seek to Limit Migrants’ Rights
Two agricultural employer groups want the B.C. Labour Relations Board to prevent migrant farm workers from having the same rights as Canadian workers, including the right to join a union, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers. Vancouver Sun
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Fiji Mulls Reform
The Fiji Ministry of Labour is reviewing workers’ compensation reform, saying the current system was promoting poverty and frustrating for workers. Fiji Times
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