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| Douglas County jail guards' PTSD claims on rise |
| By omaha.com - Cody Winchester |
| Published: 06/10/2013 |
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NEBRASKA - Douglas County administrators are asking for a half-million-dollar budget supplement to cover rising workers' compensation costs. The County Board already granted a $650,000 supplement earlier this year to settle a major compensation claim, and the county's finance director, Joe Lorenz, recently told the board that the program will need an additional $500,000 infusion to cover this year's payments. Costs are up across the board, but the biggest increase is from the Department of Corrections, said Janice Johnson, who handles workers' comp claims for the county. “You have trends of good years and bad years,” Johnson said. “And we're having a bad year.” Read More. |
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