Worker’s Comp

Yorlanda on July 4th, 2011

Once again I am trying to be open minded and see all sides of a story, or should I say injury. Where do we draw the line at serious worker’s compensation claims and frivolous claims. After reading this story : Tripped Over Dog at Home and Now Wants Workers Comp; I had conflicting emotions that [...]

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Yorlanda on June 19th, 2011

Once again I am catching up on my reading and starting with my weekly Safety New Alert . Just when I thought I had seen it all, I see a worker filing a workers’ comp claim although he was not on the jobsite when the injury took place. It frustrates me that the courts are [...]

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Yorlanda on April 5th, 2011

While reading this article, I never saw if the agrument about bears being sensitive to marijuana. Does anyone know if that is possible? Animals usually have a pretty strong sense of smell.http://www.safetynewsalert.com/case-of-the-pot-smoking-worker-mauled-by-bear-part-2/

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