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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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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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Wisconsin County Loses “Hot Tub” Appeal

January 23, 2013

Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled that a state agency acted correctly when it granted a Juneau County workers’ compensation claim in 2010. “We will not now second-guess those determinations on appeal,” the court stated in its ruling. The decision came after the county sought to overturn a ruling resulting from a [...]

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Traffic Accidents Leading Cause of High-Severity Work Comp Injuries

January 3, 2013

In their latest report, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) found that traffic accidents are the leading cause of high-severity workers’ compensation injuries. The NCCI’s original report from 2006 was updated this month to reflect more current information, and the report revealed some interesting trends. Key findings The frequency of motor vehicle fatalities and [...]

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