Quote of the day
"This is a craven and disgraceful attempt to profit from the death of his son whom he abandoned at age 2. This woman raised her sons by herself, and she deserves the full award."
Paul Bschorr, attorney for Elsie Goss-Caldwell, who is petitioning a Brooklyn court to keep her ex-husband from collecting half of the $2.9 million awarded by the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund in connection with the death of her son.
Mother: Deadbeat Dad Wants Son’s Sept. 11 Comp Fund Award
Elsie Goss-Caldwell, the mother of a Sept. 11 victim is trying to prevent her son’s absentee father from trying to collect half of the $2.9 million awarded by the Victim Compensation Fund. The father received half of his son’s $50,000 workers’ compensation payment but immediately had to use $12,000 of it for unpaid child support. By Jonathan Lemire, New York Daily News [With Photo] Go to the Full Story…
Pastor Faces Charges of Ripping Off Customers, Workers
A variety of lawsuits filed in several states claim roofing contractor and Pentecostal pastor John David Boggs and companies in which he was an officer cheated dozens of customers and business associates while failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance. By AP via Press-Register
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Tennessee Official Announce Record Noncompliance Penalties
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development says it has collected a record $1.012 million in penalties from 292 Tennessee businesses for failure to comply with state workers’ comp laws. The state has more enforcement agents than it did two years ago as the result of a reform package.
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Keystone State County Coordinator Charged with Falsifying Claim
A training coordinator for the Chester County, Pa., Department of Emergency Services faces charges of filing a false workers’ compensation claim for a purportedly job-related broken leg. By Kathleen Brady Shea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Canadian Widow Seeks Better Treatment for Farm Laborers
An Alberta woman whose husband was killed a year ago when he was buried by a massive pile of grain in a feedlot silo wants changes to Alberta legislation to protect farm workers, who are not automatically covered under workers’ compensation and are excluded from basic employment standards. Canadian Press via OHS Canada
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U.K.: Vocational Rehab Aims to Speed Return to Work
The U.K. Department of Work and Pensions estimates that sickness absences cost businesses and the economy nearly $26 billion. In response, officials set up a new “vocational rehab” task group of government agencies, customers, business and insurers, to help ill or injured people stay in or return to work. By Pam Caulfield, 24dash.com
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