It’s time to review the mistakes, catastrophes, near misses and just plain strange stuff in the HR world in 2008.
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Tags: liar, top 10, uniform, workers' comp
The owner of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah where six miners were killed last year in a cave-in is disputing a workers’ comp claim by the family of one of the victims.
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Tags: claim, family, workers' comp
You’ve probably seen — or at least heard about — some pretty outrageous employee requests for workers’ comp to cover certain medical expenses that may have a loose connection at best to a workplace injury. Wait until you hear about this.
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Tags: injury, surgery, workers' comp
While kicking up her heels, a worker injured her knee. The judge said, “Give her comp.”
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Tags: court, disability, workers' comp
The man claimed he was too disabled to work at all. Then someone saw him on TV in drag, trying to win Hannah Montana concert tickets.
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Tags: fraud, man in drag, workers' comp
Time to play the popular HR Blunders game, “Comp or No Comp.” Here are three recent court cases in which employees sought comp for unusual accidents. Did the workers get comp? Read each case, then check to see whether you guessed right at the end of this post.
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Tags: candy machine, court rulings, workers' comp
Rightly or wrongly, employees in some professions have a reputation for trying to game the system through workers’ comp fraud. But a recent court decision in California shows fraud can hit a wide range of careers.
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When the brakes went out on the company truck he was driving, Tipasa Save avoided plowing into dozens of people. Now the company has contested his comp claims.
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If you’ve handled workers’ comp claims, you’re probably used to some common injuries: wrenched back, torn ligaments, pulled muscles, etc. But did you ever imagine having to deal with implants?
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Tags: breast implants, workers' comp
