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Fraud Investigation Demanded for Ill. Prison Guards ' Carpal Tunnel Claims

By Jeralyn

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Over the past three years, Illinois taxpayers have shelled out close to $10 million in workers comp claims to prison guards at one prison in Illinois. The payments are mostly for claims of repetitive carpal tunnel syndrome due to opening and closing manually operated cell doors. 389 guards (more than half of those employed by the prison)have put in claims and collected.

Even the warden put in a claim and got $75,000. How many times a day do you think he personally opens or closes a cell door?

State lawmakers are calling for a fraud investigation.


Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 31, 2010 (boomark / email).

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