Quote of the day
"I cashed checks that did not belong to me. And I did it for a few years."
Harriett Miller, 60, both of Georgetown, S.C., admitting to a 15-year workers' comp scam involving cashing checks meant for the widow of a miner
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Couple Admit to Cashing Workers’ Comp Checks Meant for Widow
A South Carolina man and woman plead guilty to illegally collecting nearly $116,000 from the state Workers’ Compensation Commission by pocketing checks meant for the widow of a dead West Virginia miner.
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Go to the full story in MetroNews (Charleston, W.V.) [with audio] Go to the full story by Matt Robertson, AP via SCNOW.com
Garden State Seeks Records of Workers’ Comp Bureau
New Jersey’s State Commission of Investigation is seeking pay records, meeting minutes and internal documents from the state’s Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau, a secretive insurance-funded agency that helps set rates for the $1.8 billion workers’ compensation insurance system. By Dunstan McNichol, Newark Star-Ledger [may require registration] Go to the Full Story…
Domestic Violence Also Affects Employers’ Bottom Line
While many view domestic violence as a home, not work, issue, the costs to an employer can be immense, from absenteeism and lost productivity to security and safety issues in the workplace. By Jared Shelly, Human Resource Executive
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Half of Province’s Employers Will See Rates Decline
Just over half of Nova Scotia employers will see reductions in their rate for workplace injury insurance in 2009, thanks to improvements in their safety and return-to-work programs, says the province’s Workers’ Compensation Board. Nova Scotia Business Journal
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Edmonton Art Exhibit Shows Workplace Injuries
Produced by the Alberta Worker’s Health Centre, an art installation in Edmonton invites people to chronicle their workplace injuries through audio recordings. So far, more than 40 stories have been recorded for the Workus, with about 400 people visiting the exhibit. By Jennifer Yang, Edmonton Journal
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Commentary: Michigan Court Upholds Intent of Workers’ Comp Laws
Laws designed to tighten eligibility requirements necessarily make for a less generous system for workers’ compensation claimants. It is not that the Michigan Supreme Court majority has an “anti-worker attitude.” The state legislature decided these adjustments to the workers’ comp system were necessary for the state’s well-being, writes the executive secretary of the Michigan Self-Insurers’ Association. By Gerald M. Marcinkoski via Detroit News
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