Quote of the day
“I think it is a good amendment that serves to protect the fund.”
Wyoming state Tara Nethercott
Wyoming Senate amends first-responder mental injury proposal
The Wyoming Senate last week passed a proposal that would allow firefighters, law enforcement personnel, search and rescue personnel and ambulance personnel to receive workers’ compensation for mental injuries. The proposal also would also allow them to receive workers’ comp for mental injuries that accompany physical injuries they sustain, for up to six months after a physical injury has healed to the point that it is not reasonably expected to substantially improve. Oil City News
Social Security Administration ‘mistakes’ force retirees to refund overpayments
A November 2019 audit by the Office of the Inspector General found the Social Security Administration estimated it had made $8 billion in improper payments in 2018 alone, and also identified mistakes in calculating income of beneficiaries. The SSA has been demanding repayment from people who were unknowingly overpaid. WCPO
New York braces for coronavirus outbreak
The New York Health Department says 700 people in the state have been asked to voluntarily self-isolate for two weeks due to coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s not a matter of if, but when the coronavirus becomes a bigger issue in the United States. WLNY
Is coronavirus worse than the flu?
The new coronavirus outbreak is dominating the headlines, causing more than 80,000 illnesses in just over two months. Both influenza and coronavirus are highly infectious diseases with similar symptoms, transmission, and prevention methods, but is one necessarily worse than the other? Health.com