Quote of the day
"It's horrible. It's the worst emotional problem you can imagine. It's not like I shot or killed or beat somebody. I went to work and did my job and had a heart attack."
Mike Necolettos, former Davie, Fla., police officer, who claims he was fired after suffering a heart attack, in violation of state workers' comp laws
Budget Cuts Again Threaten S.F. General’s Workers’ Comp Clinic
For the third year in a row, the Workers Compensation Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital is on Mayor Gavin Newsom’s budget chopping block, and this year it appears that that the city’s Board of Supervisors won’t be able to save the clinic with an “add back” during the regular budget process. By Sarah Phelan, San Francisco Bay Guardian
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Florida Town Accused of Wrongfully Firing Stricken Officer
The town of Davie, Fla., violated state law as well as workers’ compensation statutes when it fired a 37-year-old police officer who had a heart attack, contends the officer. “They fired him saying he could not perform his job,” the officer’s attorney, Robert Winess, contends, “but the whole reason he can’t is because of this work-related heart attack.” By Susannah Bryan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Buckeye State Bill Would Aid Small Businesses
One provision of a wide-ranging bill in the Ohio House, sponsored by Rep. Jim Raussen, a Cincinnati Republican, would make Bureau of Workers’ Compensation premium discounts available to eligible small businesses that do not offer health insurance. By AP via WDTN-TV (Dayton)
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AIG Settles Bid Rigging Allegations for $12.5 Million
Nine states and the District of Columbia reach a $12.5 million settlement with American International Group over charges resulting from a 2004 investigation that found AIG, with the help of brokers, allegedly rigged bids and fixed prices on commercial insurance. The states involved in the agreement are Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. By Daniel Hays, National Underwriter
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Injured Worker Says SSD Wrongfully Offset
An injured Illinois worker contends that nearly $140,000 in Social Security Disability benefits was wrongfully offset in the course of settling a workers’ compensation claim. By Ann Knef, St. Clair Record
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