A worker who was part of a tree-trimming crew was injured when he fell out of a tree from a height of eight to ten feet. A urine test in the hospital showed pot use. He applied for workers’ comp benefits. Did his employer have enough evidence to deny comp because marijuana use was a cause of the fall?

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Tags: marijuana, safety meeting, tree trimming, willful employee misconduct, Workers' comp

When a business owner filed an insurance claim to collect benefits for the family of an employee killed in a wood chipper, state authorities discovered alleged fraud.

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Tags: tree trimming, wood-chipper death, workers' comp fraud