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Yukon court nixes fired compensation board worker's disability claim (CBC North)
A former clerk with the Yukon Workers' Compensation, Health and Safety Board has been receiving disability benefits that she should not have been getting, according to the Yukon Court of Appeal.

Alaska's former top cop says he felt pressure to fire trooper (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
ANCHORAGE -- Former Department of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan acknowledged that he felt pressure from administration officials and family members of Gov. Sarah Palin to fire a Palmer Alaska State Trooper involved in a bitter child custody battle with Palin's sister.

Asbestos law costs compo (Herald Sun)
A LEGAL loophole is costing families of workers killed by asbestos disease up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation

Metro releases employees' Social Security numbers (WTOP Radio Network)
Officials say a document was posted between June 9 and June 25, as part of a solicitation from Metro to companies wanting to provide worker's compensation and risk management services. They say the information mistakenly comprised Social Security numbers of 4,675 employees. The document also included the names and Social Security numbers of a smaller group of workers.

Pizza shop owner has 7 days to prove worker's comp insurance (The MetroWest Daily News)
Selectmen gave the owner of a West Main Street pizza shop seven days to obtain proof she has worker's compensation insurance as well as to address other shortcomings.

Town accuses pizza shop of violations (Westborough News)
On Tuesday the Board of Selectmen gave the owner of a West Main Street pizza shop seven days to obtain proof she has worker's compensation insurance as well as to address other shortcomings.

Ohio BWC Forms New Compliance Unit (WCMH Columbus)
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation announced that the Bureau is forming a unit specifically dedicated to tracking down those businesses that are delinquent in their worker?s comp premiums.

Physician-investors balk at study on referrals (The Wichita Eagle)
Physicians who invest in their own hospitals become more likely to refer patients for surgery and other costly tests and treatments, a new study suggests. But physician-investors bristle at the inference, saying their goal in owning a hospital is to become more efficient -- not more costly -- and increase quality. "There is no sense or reason for us to make care more costly," said Eustaquio ...

Metro Accidentally Publishes Employees' Social Security Numbers (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
Metro says it accidentally published the Social Security numbers of nearly 4,700 former and current employees on its Web site. Officials say a document was posted between June 9 and June 25, as part of a solicitation from Metro to companies wanting to provide worker's compensation and risk management services.

Ohio Pursues Unpaid Worker?s Comp Bills (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)
Ohio businesses that aren't paying insurance bills to cover injured workers can expect a visit from the state.