Quote of the day
"There's never going to be an admission of 'We're guilty.' In this business world, a decision by the workers' comp commission is as close as we'll get."
Tammie Silva of Naugatuck, Conn., whose father died of brain cancer last year, regarding proceedings against jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney alleging that chemicals and radiation at the company's plants caused fatal brain cancer in scores of employees
State Fund to Hold 61 More Free Heat Seminars
In San Francisco, the California State Compensation Insurance Fund announces that it has scheduled 61 additional free public “Heat Illness Prevention” seminars to be held across the state. Workers’ Comp Executive
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Injury at Company Picnic Not Work-Related: Court
The Appellate Court of Illinois rules a back injury suffered by worker at a company picnic on company grounds is not work-related and thus, not eligible for workers’ compensation. The court agreed with the employer that the worker was not required to participate in the employee picnic and could have spent the day working. By Steve Patterson, Chicago Sun-Times
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Kin of Connecticut Brain Cancer Victims Take Cases to State WCC
Although Connecticut Supreme Court last year dismissed on statute of limitations grounds wrongful death suits against jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney, alleging that the company exposed workers to chemicals and radiation, many survivors of the 86 Pratt workers diagnosed with brain cancer over several decades are taking their case to the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. By Eric Gershon, Hartford Courant
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SeaBright Announces New Senior VP of Field Ops
SeaBright Insurance Company has promoted William O. Courtney to the position of Senior Vice President – Field Operations. Workers’ Comp Executive
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Prosecutors: Brokers Gave Perks to Former CFO of Ohio BWC
Federal prosecutors contend in court filings that in addition to the use of a Florida condominium and boat slip, two Cleveland-area investment brokers gave thousands of dollars worth of meals, checks, and gifts to former chief financial officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Terrence Gasper and other bureau investment staff, and profited by $2.5 million. By James Drew and Steve Eder, Toledo Blade
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Ohio Lauds Six Firms for Safety Records
Six Ohio organizations are receiving the Governor’s Excellence in Workers’ Compensation Award today in recognition of their exceptional achievements in workplace safety, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announces. Cincinnati Business Courier
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Commentary: Sheriff Kept Promise to Arrest Comp Abuse
A Massachusetts sheriff’s successful effort to cut down once-shocking workers’ compensation costs by targeting abuse and speeding return-to-work means a more active staff, a safer workplace for officers and prisoners, and a morale-boosting message that the department does not tolerate workers’ comp deadbeats. Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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Labor Peacefully Resolves to Improve Tasmanian Workers’ Comp
After years of bitter debate within the party, Tasmania’s Labor Party acknowledges at a party conference in Hobart that more action is necessary to improve workers’ compensation provisions in the state. ABC News Online (Australia)
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