Comp time

The town has started to offer workers' compensation insurance to all of its employees, making it the last of the state's 351 municipalities to do so.

[Tim]

Guaranteed they'll see a huge uptick in claims, now that there's insurance money to pay for it.

[wilmres]

As is the case in other local, state and federal injuries, a large number of them will be fraudulant claims...you can count on that!

[Jim]

This now opens for the door to more fraud and claims. Massachusetts has a system that they know is broken and greatly abused, but they still keep on promoting it.

[no mention of the statue]

"One of the biggest changes under workers' compensation will be that the town will now follow a set schedule of compensation payments as outlined by the statute." Hum this seems like a collective barganning issue to me! Is the town going to pay employees less?

[Spencer]

Worker benefits are of the utmost importance in providing a safety net as well as creating better work conditions. Worker safety should be a consideration in the upcoming elections, which is why I'm voting for Debbie Silberstein in the 2010 state senate race.

[Bill]

Just keep raising salaries and benefits to public employees,and then complain that you can't make budget.