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Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Act Undergoes Revision

June 12, 2013

Minnesota legislators made a revision to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act earlier this month, adding a clause that makes “mental-mental” injuries compensable. The revision specifically changes how claims of post-traumatic stress-disorder are viewed under Minnesota law. PTSD was previously viewed as a disease that arose “out of and in the course of employment peculiar to [...]

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Work Comp Study Shows Strengths, Weaknesses of System

June 10, 2013

A new study known as the “Workers’ Perspective on Settlements and Hearings” has shed some light on how claimants view the workers’ compensation process in Minnesota. To narrow their study, researchers focused on individuals who settled their claim outside of the courtroom. Their goal was “to ensure voluntary settlements are in the workers’ best interests.” [...]

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The 10 Most Common Workplace Injuries

June 7, 2013

On-the-job injuries happen in a variety of different ways, but some are more common than others.  Below, we examine the ten most common injuries that lead to a workers’ compensation claim. 10.  Assaults and Violent Acts – Coming in at #10 are assaults and violent acts.  This may be more common among police officers and [...]

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‘The Price is Right’ Contestant Caught Committing Work Comp Fraud

June 6, 2013

A North Carolina woman who was collecting workers’ compensation benefits pled guilty to fraud charges on Monday after she was exposed on the popular game show “The Price is Right”. While many will argue that The Price is Right is not a physically demanding game show, each contestant who appears on stage is given a [...]

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Kansas City Chiefs Win Big Workers’ Compensation Ruling

April 16, 2013

A federal judge has upheld a 2012 ruling that stated any Kansas City Chiefs football player that wanted to file for workers’ compensation benefits needed to file in the state of Missouri. Workers’ compensation claims from former NFL players has been a hot button topic of late, and the majority of the talks have centered [...]

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Paid Sick Leave May Lower Workers’ Compensation Claims

April 15, 2013

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that employees who have the ability to take paid sick leave were 28 percent less likely to be injured on the job than people who can’t take paid sick leave. The study, conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [...]

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Appeals Panel Cites Exception in Workers’ Compensation Reversal

April 9, 2013

A Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel recently ruled that an on-call employee was an exception to the “coming and going rule”, meaning that the employee was eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. The case began when Tina Shannon was injured in a motor vehicle accident on her way home from work.  Shannon served as a [...]

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MMA Fighter Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud

April 8, 2013

A Canadian man who fought in mixed martial arts matches while collecting workers’ compensation payments will be forced to pay back the money he received over the next five years. Shaun Pauliuk, 35, pled guilty last week to defrauding the Workers’ Compensation Board of over $20,000. Pauliuk initially filed the workers’ compensation claim in October [...]

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