Strange Workers’ Compensation Claims
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JCPenney because the reason she was walking to her garage was to get some fabric she had been temporarily storing in her garage. Because her home was thus a “work environment,” Sandberg was compensated for her injury. The Boss Says It’s Voluntary Middle school teacher Johnathan Jordan was injured while playing a voluntary student versus faculty basketball game at Calumet School District No. 132. While voluntary work events are not traditionally categorized viable for workers’ compensation, Jordan was able to prove that the event wasn’t quite so “voluntary.” Jordan was asked three different times by the
Getting injured at work can raise many questions, but perhaps one of the biggest questions that comes with filing a workers’ compensation claim is whether it will be accepted or denied. In an effort to ease your worries, we’ve compiled a list of some strange workers’ compensation claims that claimants won. If these workers can be properly compensated for their injuries, you can be, too. The Case of the Wrong Cup Laura McRae was on her break at an Arby’s restaurant when she reached for something to drink. Thinking she had grabbed her cup, McRae took a big swig. Except it wasn’t water, soda, or juice that she just swallowed — McRae had accidentally consumed lye, a chemical often used to make soap or cure food. The lye caused third-degree
principal to join the game and was still in negotiations for his contract the following year. Jordan's team argued successfully that his participation wasn’t voluntary, and he was compensated.
burns along McRae’s esophagus, leaving her at least 65% paralyzed, her doctors theorized. McRae was awarded compensation for her medical condition after a fight in court.
Fighting Against Fido Mary Sandberg was a decorator for JCPenney in 2011. As she walked to the garage, she tripped over her dog, and broke her wrist. Sandberg filed a workers’ compensation claim against
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CINNAMON-SPICED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
These candied sweet potatoes will make your family beg for more!
Ingredients • 4 lbs orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then cut lengthwise into 1-inch wedges • 1 cup light brown sugar, packed • 1 tbsp kosher salt • 1/4 tsp ground cloves • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed • 4 (2-inch) cinnamon sticks
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Place sweet potato wedges in a 4-quart baking dish. 3. Sprinkle sugar, salt, and cloves over sweet potatoes. 4. Dot with butter and place cinnamon sticks around sweet potatoes. 5. Bake, turning every 15 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender and the liquid is syrupy, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. 6. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. 7. Discard cinnamon sticks and serve.
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