News Digest 9/5/2008(2)
Florida Town Fights Insurer over Police Chief’s Benefits Lake Hamilton, Fla., officials are locked in an $8,300 dispute with its workers’ compensation insurance company over sick pay for the chief …
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News Digest 5/2/2008
Oceanside Officer Wins $628K for Disability Discrimination A former Oceanside Police Department field evidence technician who was fired and sued the city for disability discrimination after it denied her workers’ …
News Digest 2/27/2008
Restaurant Manager Says Stabbing Was Workers’ Comp Fraud In Burlingame, police say a restaurant worker grabbed a handful of forks and stabbed a coworker several times over a dispute about …
News Digest 2/13/2008
Cornhusker State May Expand Coverage to Mental Injuries A former police officer and current Nebraska state senator is behind a bill that would allow employees who suffer mental illnesses as …
News Digest 11/16/2007
Crescent City Officer Cops to Post-Katrina Workers’ Comp Fraud A former New Orleans police officer admits to defrauding the city of more than $8,000 in workers’ compensation claims after Hurricane …
News Digest 10/17/2007
Judge Orders San Mateo to Reinstate Police Officer A former San Mateo police sergeant, who was deemed unfit for duty in 2003 when department officials criticized his role in a …
News Digest 6/15/2007
Colorado AG Targets Famous Bowhunter in Fraud Case A former Denver police officer and internationally renowned bowhunter fraudulently collected at least $667,000 in workers’ compensation and disability payments by misrepresenting …
News Digest 5/2/2007
Constitution State Local Officials Warn of ‘Unfunded Mandate’ In Connecticut, a proposal that would allow firefighters and police officers to claim workers’ compensation benefits for illnesses including heart and hypertension …