Quote of the day
"Their practice is to actually do that. If they inquire as to your legal status, they try to cut your benefits off, saying you're not re-employable. And we think the practice, in fact, is what they were trying to put into legislation."
Mike Martinez, civil rights attorney, about the Utah Workers' Compensation Fund
State Fund to Hold Ergonomics Seminar Next Month
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s San Francisco District Office is planning a free seminar on ergonomics, to be held November 8. Cal-OSHA Reporter
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Utah Latinos Say WCF Shafts Illegal Aliens
As Utah Workers Compensation Fund officials backpedal on a “stupid proposal” to cut disability paychecks for some injured workers, including illegal aliens, Latino leaders call for public hearings on the independent agency’s treatment of illegal workers. They contend that illegal alien workers often don’t get the benefits they deserve when they are injured on the job. By Jed Boal, KSL-TV/ Newsradio (Salt Lake City) [With Photos] Go to the Full Story…
Bill Would Facilitate Comp for Ontario Firefighters
In the Canadian province of Ontario, an NDP party private members’ bill that would make it easier for Ontario firefighters to get workers’ compensation for diseases contracted on the job is enjoying broad support. The bill honors a fire captain who died of cancer of the esophagus in 2004. By Keith Leslie, Canadian Press via OHS Canada
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Asbestos Claims Rising in Ontario
Asbestos-related claims are on the rise likely will increase in the future, with mesothelioma claims doubling in the last five years, according to a Workplace Safety & Insurance Board official. By Adelle Larmour, Northern Ontario Business [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
Manitoba WCB Finds ‘Cold Trail’ for Vermiculite Victims
Special investigators with the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba reach a dead end in their search for former employees of U.S.-based W.R. Grace who may have been exposed to asbestos-laden vermiculite decades ago. Grace manufactured the Zonolite brand of insulating material at two Winnipeg processing plants between the 1940s and 1980s. CBC News
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Safety-Minded Businesses to Share Rebate
Dayton, Ohio-area businesses that fulfilled the requirements of a safety incentive program will share in a more than $1 million rebate, as each is eligible to receive a 4 percent rebate on Bureau of Worker’s Compensation programs. Across Ohio, 76 safety councils will distribute more than $22 million to participating employers, according to a new release. Dayton Business Journal
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A.M. Best Affirms Chubb Group
A.M. Best Co. affirms the financial strength rating of A++ and the issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies and its property/casualty members. Workers Comp Executive
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