Quote of the day
"It's nice to see the various groups come to the table. Whether it's the companies or the insurance companies or the unions, everyone wants to have something that's fair and reasonable for the employee. That's what this bill is all about."
Joan Koerber-Walker, CEO, Arizona Small Business Association
State Fund’s Oakland Office Moving to Pleasant New Digs
State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Oakland District Office is relocating to Pleasanton, and will be known as Bay Area Policy Services. Effective May 29, it has new contact information. Workers’ Comp Executive
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Legislature Could Approve Arizona Deal This Week
Backers of a compromise reached last week by Arizona lawmakers, insurers, organized labor and business groups say the state’s worker’s compensation benefits financially strain families of injured workers, particularly those who have no pension or savings. By Chad Graham, Arizona Republic
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Empire State Corrections Officer Denies Fraud
A 41-year-old former Albany, N.Y.-area county corrections officer pleads not guilty to charges of collecting of workers’ compensation benefits while continuing to work at a retail store. The officer claimed to the New York State Workers Compensation Board that she was injured while transporting an inmate in 2004, and allegedly worked the day before telling the board that she was not working. By Jordan Carleo-Evangelist, Albany Times-Union
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NIOSH Cancer Study Would Target Former New York IBM Workers
A $3.1 million study proposed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health would use IBM Corp. personnel records and cancer registry data to determine whether employees suffered disproportionately from cancer. By Tom Wilber, Press & Sun Bulletin (Binghamton, N.Y.)
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Pennsylvania Fire Company Responds to Workers’ Comp Issue
The McConnellsburg, Pa., volunteer fire department speaks out to residents and township officials on the issue of its dropped workers’ compensation policy and the number of claims logged by both the company and borough. By Chanin Rotz-Mountz, Fulton County News (McConnellsburg, Pa.)
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Bay State Agents Target Nantucket Taxis
After sending letters of warning several weeks ago, investigators from the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents visit Nantucket Island in a workers’ compensation coverage compliance check. Some taxis, which apparently were the target of the probe, receive stop-work orders. By Peter A. Sutters Jr., Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
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Eight Join Suit Arising Out of Milwaukee Blast
Seven men and one woman injured in an explosion at a Milwaukee manufacturing complex last December join a lawsuit seeking damages from a local contractor accused of improperly installing a propane pipe on the property. The suit also alleges that employees discouraged others from evacuating the area after the propane leak was detected. By Tom Held, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Shipyard Death Spurs Lawsuit
The family of an 18-year-old pipefitter who died in after being overcome by toxic hydrogen sulfide fumes from sewage at a shipyard on the former Charleston Naval Base in South Carolina files a wrongful death suit against the U.S. government, the shipyard and two subcontractors. The suit accuses on subcontractor of failing to carry required insurance or properly train workers for safety hazards. By Noah Haglund, Charleston Post and Courier
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