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Ice cube horseplay causes injury: Does employee get workers’ comp?


January 31, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Special Report, Stupid human safety tricks, What do you think?, Workers' attitudes about safety, Workers' comp, new court decision

Horseplay

It started as innocent horseplay: Employees threw ice cubes at a co-worker. But the horseplay ended with an injury. Does the employee get workers’ comp benefits since he was injured at work?

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Did laid-off employees’ job hunt cancel his workers’ comp?


March 8, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Injuries, Special Report, Workers' comp, new court decision

layoff

If doctors declare an injured worker totally disabled, what happens if he looks for work while he’s waiting to see if he gets workers’ comp benefits?

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