Archive for November 2016
Federal Workers Question Whether OWC Choice of Referee Physicians is Truly Impartial
A group of former federal workers have called into question the impartiality of the Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWC) when choosing referee doctors. Seven former government employees, led by Blake Brown, filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in an attempt to uncover bias in the actions of the OWC. The suit seeks the…
Read MoreEmployees Get a Bad Rap for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Workers’ Compensation fraud. Quick! What immediately comes to mind? Is it some guy playing golf, shooting baskets or mowing the lawn while a PI looks on covertly with a video camera, or some other similar scenario? It’s no surprise if that’s the case. Injured employees get a pretty bad rap when it comes to public…
Read MoreNPR: Working ‘The Chain,’ Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries
Our very own Britton Morrell weighs in with NPR on slaughterhouse work injuries: “Teresa stuffed 7- to 10-pound hams in bags, at times up to 50 hams a minute. Starting with a wage of $11.50 an hour, she worked 12-hour shifts, sometimes seven days a week. She was awarded employee of the month four times.…
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