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Staffer loses lawsuit over 1.2 hours


March 17, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

When dealing with FMLA eligibility, every second counts. No one knows better than this former employee.

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You can take this job and …


February 19, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", Contract disputes, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

An obscenity-laced tirade against your boss isn’t the same as resigning from your job, according to this ruling.

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Court: ‘Something stinks about this comp case’


February 9, 2009 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", Fighting off fraud, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

An employee who claims she was permanently disabled by a co-worker’s perfume can now move forward with her worker’s compensation lawsuit.

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Worker killed in hate-crime, still denied comp


December 11, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: Discrimination, Insurance, Special report, Worker's comp

After an employee was murdered on the job, an insurance firm is denying workers’ comp because the killing was supposedly race-related, but not work-related.

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Employee stole thousands, sued for more — and won


November 26, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", Contract disputes, Special report, Worker's comp

What’s the next step after someone steals from your company? If you said “paying the crook,” you and this employee are both winners.

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Man shoots self to claim disability


October 23, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Seemed like a good idea at the time", Fighting off fraud, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

Some people will do just about anything to get out of a regular nine-to-five job.

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Employee fights 5 years for meal reimbursement


September 25, 2008 by Shane Borer
Posted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", Contract disputes, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

When these supervisors refused to hand over a meal allowance, they didn’t think much of it. In retrospect, they probably should have ponied up for the snack.

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Bed bugs … at work?


June 24, 2008 by Darlene Watson
Posted in: Assessments, Auditing, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

Not only will Fox News have to pay its exterminator bill, but it’ll have to take out the checkbook to pay for the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that some critters caused.

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City blows the whistle on ex-Mayor’s comp claim


June 16, 2008 by Darlene Watson
Posted in: "Seemed like a good idea at the time", "Would you want this person in Finance?", Fighting off fraud, Latest news & views, Worker's comp

There’s nothing wrong with being an armchair quarterback when out on worker’s comp. But acting as a ref could be a problem.

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