Quote of the day
“To me, it’s one of those unicorn bills where you get everybody who has a stake in it and they compromised and left with good public policy. That rarely happens with that many people at the table.”
Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee Chairman Chris Kannady
Phoenix fireman who won workers’ comp claim under 2017 law dies
A 31-year-old Phoenix fireman who who was diagnosed in 2018 with stage IV malignant melanoma, and whose workers’ compensation claim was denied even though his cancer was covered, died Sunday after a year-long battle with the disease. Arizona Capitol Times
Florida unlicensed contractor sting nets 17
Sixteen men and one woman faces charges in an undercover sting by the Sarasota County, Florida Sheriff’s Office for unlicensed contracting and workers’ compensation fraud. The sheriff’s office published a video of some of the hidden camera footage from the home where the operation was staged. Orlando Sentinel [with video]
Government nuclear arsenal workers were kept in the dark about their toxic workplace
The exact number of Americans who died producing nuclear weapons is not a statistic the government tracks. Here, the National Catholic Reporter looks at the toxic legacy of one shuttered weapons plant in Kansas City, Missouri. National Catholic Reporter
Tennessee BWC to mark century at Murfreesboro event
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation plans to mark a century of service and progress at its annual educational conference in Murfreesboro that begins Wednesday, June 12. At the event, the agency will announce the recipient of the inaugural Sue Ann Head Award for Workers’ Compensation Excellence, named after a longtime administrator for the state’s workers’ compensation program. WGNS Radio
Oklahoma: Worker’s comp compromise advances
The Oklahoma House of Representatives this week advanced a compromise agreement on workers’ compensation, sending a 187-page bill to the Oklahoma Senate intended to address issues from the state’s 2013 system reforms. The compromise provides solvency for the Multiple Injury Trust Fund and extends the otherwise-expiring Court of Existing Claims, which hears cases filed before the new law took effect in 2014. NonDoc