Link: https://gwob.com/arizona-may-need-reconsider-workers-compensation-benefit-plans/

Cross posted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/68899227

In 1995, Mesa police officer Audrey Glemba suffered a back and knee injury during a training exercise. Later, in 2008, she was granted a medical retirement and has been collecting full benefits. On top of that, Arizona taxpayers are funding the $500 a month she has been receiving in worker’s compensation since 2010. Perhaps surprisingly, during the 14 years between the injury and retirement, Glemba managed to run 29 races, including 10 triathlons and the 49-year-old completed the grueling Ironman Arizona challenge last November. To some, that is not sitting well.

“This doesn’t pass the smell test,” said Dr. Jeffery Taffet, who never treated Glemba. “This is the tip of the iceberg. I see this every single day. I have a file this thick.”