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| Guard fighting state over loss of injury pay |
| By .jsonline.com - Patrick Marley |
| Published: 04/15/2013 |
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WISCONSIN - Stanley - Nine months after a prisoner beat her unconscious and scarred her psychologically, correctional Sgt. Carrie Seichter in January learned she would no longer receive payments available to public safety workers hurt on the job. Seichter had been spared worse injuries because two inmates helped stop the assault, but she was still unable to return to work. Most of her physical wounds had healed, but Seichter - diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder from the assault - continued to be haunted by anxiety. At home, she also worried about conflicting messages from the state about whether she would lose her job. The same day she got the call about losing her medical-leave payments, Corrections Secretary Ed Wall sent an email to his staff of 10,000 to reassure them that he took officer assaults seriously. Read More. |
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