Last August we discussed lawsuits brought by over 75 ex-football players against the National Football League. The players sought unspecified amounts of damages for head injuries sustained over the course of their careers. The players alleged that the NFL knew of the harmful effects of multiple concussions as early as the 1920s, but kept that information …

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Sports Medicine Specialist Dr. Victor Khabie Emphasizes Prevention for Young Athletes (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Carmel, NY, – Wrestling as a sport can be traced back to the ancient Olympics and has been practiced throughout the world in many forms and styles ever since. Today, wrestling is offered at various levels, from youth wrestling in middle school …

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If you have employees, then you have Workers Compensation[i] (work comp). It is one of the most basic forms of insurance a company has yet often comes with the most questions from my clients. There are a lot of misconceptions with Work Comp that lead to a lot of poorly managed programs. Over the next …

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Explore the nuances of the new workers’ compensation guidelines that go into effect in 2012. January 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Workers’ compensation laws benefit both employers and employees. Not only does workers’ comp help ensure that individuals who are injured on the job receive the compensation they deserve, it also establishes predictable liability limits for …

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From 2004 to 2011, the number of people who have died or were injured while walking and wearing headphones rose from 16 to 47. The Guardian points us to a new U.S. study, published by Injury Prevention journal, which notes that most victims were men under the age of 30 (around 68% in both cases). …

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Find out in this article how the new workers’ compensation guidelines going into effect in 2012 will impact New York injured workers. Workers’ compensation laws benefit both employers and employees. Not only does workers’ comp help ensure that individuals who are injured on the job receive the compensation they deserve, it also establishes predictable liability …

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A reform of workers’ compensation prescription drug benefits being aggressively lobbied by just about every business group in the state passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Thursday morning. But not before some heated rhetoric and testy back-and-forths that call into question the bill’s future. Lambasting doctors that upcharge insurers as much as 600 …

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By Kate Hinds | 01/19/2012 – 5:15 pm Children under 18 account for 43% of car crash victims in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood. But just a few blocks south, in the moneyed Upper East Side, the same age group accounts for less than 15% of neighborhood car crash victims. That’s the conclusion of the new …

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y., Jan. 19 (UPI) — Citing pay freezes and employee benefit losses, technicians and specialists at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in New York are seeking to join a union. “Under the Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corporation, Knolls Atomic Power Lab has experienced many changes that have resulted in less efficient operations, poor morale, pay freezes …

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Submitted by NORML on Jan 13, 2012 An Arkansas Court of Appeals decided to deny a workers compensation award to an employee because they say his marijuana use contributed to the explosion that burned him. Greg Prock was working for Bull Shoals Landing Marina when he and a coworker were asked to remove the tops …

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