Friday Humor – Vending Machine Injures Worker

Everyone has gotten hungry at work now and then and has heard the vending machine calling their name, and we have all had the unfortunate incident happen where your delicious bag of chips suddenly gets stuck.  This was the case for a employee at Circuit City. Clinton...

Facebook Posts Uncover Workers’ Comp Fraud

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation says Facebook postings of a Port Clinton woman helped uncover fraud, it alleges she was collecting WC benefits while working at a pet groomer.  Kelley Wheeler has now been ordered to repay $61,000 back to the state....

Workers Comp Board Closes the Doors on 93 Lounge

Police raided and close a nightclub in Brooklyn on Saturday night.  93 Lounge is known to be a place of mayhem, where violence and drugs are known to be frequently used.  This night the owner Ronald Coury Jr. was arrested and his club closed not for drugs or violence,...

AR Rules Comp for Driver Stopping to Use Bathroom

In Arkansas a bathroom break is considered a necessary function of an employees work hours as it advances the needs of their employer. A truck driver who was transporting mail had an eleven hour drive between locations.  He was required to stop every two hours to do a...