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South Carolina Workers’ Comp Lawyers Funeral Costs, Medical Bills, Weekly Compensation Workers’ Compensation coverage is elective for employers in South Carolina with three or less employees. Anyone...
View ArticleCal State Employee Dies in Elevator Accident
South Carolina Workers Compensation Lawyers A Calirfornia State University worker was killed after deciding to climb out of an elevator when it was stuck between two floors. Forty-eight-year-old...
View ArticleLiberty Denim Fined After Worker’s Death
A Liberty, SC company will have to pay more than $3,200 in fines after a worker died at the plant in August. Lewis Smith, 41, died at Liberty Denim in August. A supervisor discovered Smith was caught...
View Article15% of WC Injuries Are the Result of a Slip and Fall
South Carolina Workers Comp Lawyers Fast Facts -Slip & fall injuries make up 15 percent of all worker’s compensation claims. -65% of lost work days are the result of a slip and fall accident. -22%...
View ArticleWork Stress Causes 10 Percent of Strokes
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Attorneys According to the results of a new study, mental stress at work may increase your risk of suffering a stroke. The results indicate that among middle class...
View ArticleMarijuana User Not Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
A worker who smoked a marijuana joint before climbing a tree must have forgotten he was about ten feet off the ground, literally. Daniel Davidson, the employee, sustained injuries while removing tree...
View ArticleNail Penetrates Man in the Back of the Head
A construction worker is lucky to be a live after being penetrated in the back of his head by a three inch nail. Jeff Lupak, 45, was working on a construction site in Bismark, North Dakota when the...
View ArticleUpstate Company Fined $480K for Worker Protection Failure
The Federal Government recently issued a $480,000 fine for an Upstate company for the way it handled a waste cleanup project in Florida. Welch Group Environmental is based out of Belton. According the...
View ArticleMan jumps into tub of acid to save coworker
According to CBS News, Four roofers in Clifton, N.J. rescued a co-worker who had fallen through a factory roof in and dropped 40 feet into a tank of acid. The men were part of a crew working at Swepco...
View ArticleCops Who Use Deadly Force Not Entitled To Workers’ Comp
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Lawyer South Carolina law enforcement officers who have experienced mental trauma after killing someone in the line of duty are not entitled to workers’...
View ArticleProposed California Bill Would Bar Retired Athletes from Seeking Worker’s...
California Proposes a Bill Preventing Disabled Athletes from Receiving Worker’s Comp from Out of State Retired professional athletes, who suffered debilitating injuries through their careers, have been...
View ArticleOhio Employers Repaid $860 Million in Workers Comp Overcharge Case
Workers Comp Ordered to Pay $860 Million in Restitutions to Ohio Businesses A Cuyahoga County judge awarded $859.44 Million to Ohio businesses for restitutions because the state’s workers comp...
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NFL Workers Comp Claims Consolidated in California
Despite California Workers Comp Law, Three NFL Workers Comp Lawsuits Are Consolidated in the State Three workers comp lawsuits from National Football League players have been consolidated in in the US...
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Former NFL Players Gather in California to Protest New Workers Comp Bill
Former NFL Players in California to Discuss Need for Current California Workers Comp Laws A new workers comp bill in California, AB1309, has been proposed to bar out-of-state former professional...
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Michigan Bill Will Help Firefighters with Workers Comp
Workers Comp Bill Loosens Regulations For Firefighters’ Cancer Claims A new bill in the Michigan senate – Senate Bill 211 – proposes to loosen regulations for firefighters so they can file workers...
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California Workers Comp Reform Bill Passes First Committee Vote
Amid Protests, New California Workers Comp Bill Gets Boost The controversial workers comp reform bill before California lawmakers received a thumbs-up on Thursday, April 24th. The new bill, AB 1309,...
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California Workers Comp Bill Updates Pass Assembly Vote
Bill Denying Workers Comp to Out-of-State Pro Athletes Passes Assembly A bill that changes California’s workers comp rules for out-of-state professional athletes passed a state assembly vote. It now...
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Missouri Updates Workers Comp to Help Disabled Workers
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Replenish Insolvent Worker’s Comp Fund On Thursday, May 16th, Missouri lawmakers gave final approval for a measure that would double fees charged to businesses...
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Workers Comp Industry Improving in the US
According to NCCI, Workers Comp Premiums Went Up for Second Year After several hard years, workers comp premiums went up for the second consecutive year, according to a survey conducted by the...
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Wisconsin Town Shocked by Lack of Workers Comp Insurance
First Responders in Wisconsin Towns Find Troubling Lack of Workers Comp A number of local government officials in Wisconsin are trying to determine how much money they will need to pay for their...
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