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''Boyd was aware that his job description did not include apprehending suspects fleeing from police, but he had been told by his supervisors to be aware of suspicious characters and that he could be used in emergency situations to protect children.''
California Fifth Appellate District ruling awarding workers' comp benefits to a Bakersfield school district employee
‘Owner-Builder’ Scam Sting Nets 15 in Lodi
A sting operation set up by the Contractors State License Board results in the arrest of 15 contractors who allegedly tricked homeowners into pulling building permits that make them “owner-builders” on the projects. “This sting targeted those who are deceitful and don’t let homeowners know that they will be responsible for workers’ compensation, liability insurances and other things,” according to board spokeswoman Melanie Bedwell. Stockton Record
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Appeals Court Allows Benefits to School Worker Hurt Helping Cops
California’s Fifth Appellate District rules that a Bakersfield school employee hurt while helping police apprehend a fleeing suspect is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. A workers’ comp judge had ruled against the employee on grounds that he falsely claimed he was trying to protect students in helping the police. KGET-TV (Bakersfield)
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Opinion: Bills on Gov’s Desk Would Help Injured Workers
The San Jose Mercury News urges Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign Assembly Bill 338, which would make the state’s benefit package for temporarily disabled workers more equitable, and AB 1269, which would increase the reimbursement rate for the state’s remaining burn centers that are not being adequately compensated for treating injured workers. San Jose Mercury News
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Florida Officials Warn Homeowners About Scofflaw Contractors
Collier County, Fla. officials say a rising number of home construction contractors are shirking workers’ compensation insurance coverage, as a cost cutting measure, leaving homeowners at risk of liability if a worker gets injured on the job. WZVN-TV (Fort Myers, Fla.)
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Opinion: Maryland’s Marriage Debate Can Reference Workers’ Comp
In reevaluating the place of marriage in the state’s laws, the Maryland Legislature should look to the state’s workers’ compensation law, which allows awarding workers’ compensation death benefits to anyone who depended on the person who died, without requiring marriage. Washington Post
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New Mexico County Settles with Guard over Complaint
Dona Ana County, N.M., settles a federal lawsuit with a former jail employee who claimed he was fired from the county detention center in retaliation for filing a workplace safety complaint to Fed-OSHA. The suit was part of an insurance controversy that arose in 2005, the first year county employees could enroll a domestic partner on their insurance plans. By Jose L. Medina Las Cruces Sun-News
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