Quote of the day
"[Latinos] are getting injured more than anyone else, partly because they work in one of the most dangerous jobs."
Greg Summerhays of the Utah Workers Compensation Fund
Iowa Commissioner’s Nomination Loses Steam in State Senate
The nomination of the current interim commissioner of the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation as full commissioner is stalled in the state senate, and his time may be running out. By Bret Hayworth, Sioux City Journal
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Pennsylvania Mom Recovers Workers’ Comp in Daughter’s Death
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court sustains workers’ compensation death benefits to the mother of a psychiatric social worker who was killed in a car crash in the scope of her employment. The woman’s mother had sought death benefits under a worker’s comp provision that allows parents to collect if the child’s earning was needed to provide ordinary necessities of life. By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Times-Union (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
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Commentary: Liability Stokes Calls to Reopen Victims’ Comp Fund
It’s possible that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other lawmakers are motivated by a desire to help Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers. But there is another, more practical reason that many are seeking to reopen the Victims’ Compensation Fund to cover these plaintiffs: fear of liability. By Anthony J. Sebok, FindLaw
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Arkansas Worker’s Fall Spurs Negligence Action
A construction subcontractor’s fall at a construction site in Fayetteville, Ark., spurs a negligence suit against a development company that also seeks damages for the injured worker’s wife. The suit alleges a variety of workplace safety hazards. By Trish Hollenbeck, Northwest Arkansas Times
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Blogworld: New York’s Scaffold Law
New York has by far the nation’s most employer-hostile law when it comes to construction injuries caused by falls: it presumes employers’ fault and subjects them to tort-style damages separate from workers’ compensation. Point of Law
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Utah WCF Focuses on Latino Construction Workers
In Utah, the fatal plunge of an El Salvadoran-born construction worker illuminates hazards faced by Latino immigrant workers. Greg Summerhays of the Utah Workers Compensation Fund says the agency is “finding ways to protect them more.” BYU NewsNet (Brigham Young University)
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Vancouver Medical Clinic Reopens
A Vancouver medical clinic that was forced to serve only non-British Columbia residents and workers’ compensation patients after the province threatened to shut it down reopens. The clinic initially opened in December to provide emergency care to those willing to pay for immediate service, even though the Medicare Protection Act prohibits doctors or clinics from charging patients for medically necessary services. By Stephanie Levitz, CP via 570 News (Radio)
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