New Rules Forbid Selective Editing of Surveillance Video

No more selective editing of surveillance video of injured workers. That’s one of several new rules that took effect this month, part of a significant rewrite of regulations affecting workers' compensation claims, hearings, Social Security offsets, employment rehabilitation and more — all designed to make the process more streamlined and equitable, officials said. “This is the first time we went through the rules in a very comprehensive fashion,” said Paul Sighinolfi, executive director of the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board. “We think this...