Earlier today, ProPublica published a fascinating state-by-state breakdown of workers' comp benefits. Because of a lack of federal oversight, the compensation for the same injury varies tremendously depending on the state in which it occurred. For example, a worker in Illinois who lost an arm would receive as much as…
The former UC Davis police officer who gained national notoriety after he was recorded callously pepper-spraying peaceful demonstrators during the school's 2011 Occupy protests is seeking worker's compensation for "psychiatric injuries" he sustained during the incident.
A North Carolina postal carrier who claimed she was unable to lift mail trays as a result of a 2004 on-the-job injury pleaded guilty to worker's comp fraud after Federal investigator proved she was lying. Exhibit A: Her 2009 appearance on The Price is Right.
Welcome to the first installment of Worker's Comp, chronicling the paper cuts and perforated esophaguses of your fellow working man. Suggest interesting injuries by emailing maureen@gawker.com.
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