Quote of the day
"Although it was manifest that claimant suffered low-back pain immediately ... it was not manifest that he had suffered a new injury and not simply 'tweaked' his previous injury at the same location."
Arizona Court of Appeals ruling reversing an administrative law judge's holding that an injured worker waited too long after an incident to file his claim
North Dakota Gov Appoints Two to WSI Board
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven selects a grocer and construction company president for the board of Workforce Safety and Insurance, the state’s workers compensation agency.
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Arizona Appeal Court Allows Claim Beyond Limitations Period
Injured employees cannot be denied workers’ compensation for missing a filing deadline when the worker was not aware he or she had been hurt, the Arizona Court of Appeals rules. By Howard Fischer, Arizona Republic [may require registration] Go to the Full Story…
Buckeye State Health Plan Has Workers’ Comp Component
A proposal in the Ohio House, called the “CARE” plan, would create a discount program through the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for employers that incorporate physician-directed wellness plans. Dayton Business Journal
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BP Blast Victims to Weigh In on Plea Deal
Some victims of the deadly 2005 blast at BP’s Texas City refinery may share their views with a federal judge on the company’s proposed plea deal to resolve a criminal probe into the disaster. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have criticized the proposed punishment as too lenient for a preventable explosion that killed 15 contractors and injured at least 170. By Kristen Hays, Houston Chronicle
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‘Disabled or Dishonest’?
There’s a common misperception that people who file worker’s comp claims are “faking.” According to L&W Investigations, a private investigations franchise specializing in insurance fraud, roughly 80 percent of all claims filed are legit. But here are some of the common red flags found in many fraudulent claims. dBusinessNews (Boston)
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