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Tooth Chipped on Cookie Ruled Work-Related
Newsday ^
| 1/31/07
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Posted on 01/31/2007 4:16:34 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- A salesman who chipped a tooth on a cookie while visiting a customer is entitled to compensation for his dental work after a court ruled it a work-related injury.
The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court ruled in favor of a claim by Calle Montell for state compensation, saying the injury was work-related because it occurred while he was on the job.
"I'm very happy," Montell, 50, said Wednesday. "Everyone who is out on a job can have a snack knowing that they are covered by occupational safety laws."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: chipsahoy
To: kiriath_jearim
Cookie Monster would agree with this.
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posted on
01/31/2007 4:17:50 PM PST
by
dforest
(Liberals love crisis, create crisis and then dwell on them.)
To: kiriath_jearim
What kind of cookie was it? Cherry pit chip?
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posted on
01/31/2007 4:36:12 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
To: indylindy
To: kiriath_jearim
And people want to bring this to the U.S.???????? Grrrrrr.
This is ludicrous in so many ways.
To: kiriath_jearim
Well, that's good. I chipped a tooth on a beer mug about 30 years ago. Can I qualify for a disability?
To: kiriath_jearim
I can't wait to see the OSHA publication on workplace snacks.
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posted on
01/31/2007 4:40:47 PM PST
by
dangerdoc
(dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
To: kiriath_jearim
"Everyone who is out on a job can have a snack knowing that they are covered by occupational safety laws." Humanity has truly reached the pinnacle of achievement.
APf
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posted on
01/31/2007 4:44:59 PM PST
by
APFel
(Regnum Nostrum Crescit)
To: ElkGroveDan
When I was in the army, our mess-hall baked some really bad cookies. But I never actually chipped a tooth on one.
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posted on
01/31/2007 5:22:09 PM PST
by
04-Bravo
To: ozzymandus
That depends, does it interfere with ability to drink beer?
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posted on
01/31/2007 5:47:31 PM PST
by
Kimmers
To: kiriath_jearim
Cookie related injuries are more of a danger than islamic terrorism.
11
posted on
01/31/2007 5:49:46 PM PST
by
Ieatfrijoles
(Incinerate Riyadh Now.)
To: patton
lol, ya think school lunches will fall under this category?
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posted on
01/31/2007 5:49:58 PM PST
by
leda
(The quiet girl on the stairs.)
To: leda
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posted on
01/31/2007 5:53:09 PM PST
by
patton
(Sanctimony frequently reaps its own reward.)
To: Ieatfrijoles
"Cookie related injuries are more of a danger than islamic terrorism."
****
Didn't one of Pat Benatar's early hit songs contain the lyric "You're a real tough cookie with a long history"?
To: ozzymandus
Only if you were drinking on the job. That would make you a serious alkie but you'd be well compensated.
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posted on
01/31/2007 5:55:32 PM PST
by
ShadowDancer
(Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you're standing outside the fire.)
Funny I thought socialized medicine covered all that free 'no questions asked'....
The part the leftards in the media dont want to mention -- you dont get what you pay for (if you actually work) and
one size fits all, with long waiting lines, indifferent practitioners, restrictions and minimal solutions.
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