Quote of the day
“This reeks of behavior everyone thinks is going on in government and this is what we’re trying to stop.”
Jeffrey Balzer, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania controller
Pennsylvania: County controller criticizes new workers’ comp contract
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania commissioners unanimously voted to approve a one-year, $1.09 million contract to oversee and pay out large workers’ compensation claims, but the county’s controller says the decision to rehire the private insurance company was a “sham.” TribLive (Pittsburgh)
Former workers’ comp company attorney sues for wrongful termination
A former workers’ compensation attorney for Tyson Foods has sued the company in Iowa for wrongful termination, accusing company officials of making anti-gay slurs and asserting he was fired because he complained to corporate officials that the company was providing inaccurate information in workers’ compensation cases to deny payment for work-related injuries. The lawsuit also alleges sex and age discrimination. Des Moines Register
Iowa town settles grain elevator explosion lawsuit
South Sioux City, Iowa has reached a $75,000 settlement of a lawsuit seeking reimbursement of funds the city spent responding to a 2018 grain elevator explosion. Sioux City Journal
Lawsuit by Texas town against fireman settled
The City of Baytown, Texas’s lawsuit against a fireman has ended, after the city decided not to pursue costs paid to the fireman for his medical expenses. Baytown Sun [may require registration]
Agricultural safety a key point of concern during Oregon’s harvest
Agricultural safety is a key point of concern for farming operations, particularly on the roads of rural Oregon, as harvest season gets underway. East Oregonian