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Aug 01
Do You Think Working at Ground Zero Caused This Guy’s Cancer?
Do You Think Working at Ground Zero Caused This Guy’s Cancer? by SodaHead News Posted August 01, 2011 (2 hours ago) Related Topics: Edgard Galvis, Cancer, ground zero, 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, Toxic, Compensation, Merrill Lynch, $0, Legal Expenses, Controversy, Debt, Congress, Health Care, Trial, Live, Rent, Fighting, New York +2 Rave 1 Share Widget …
Jul 29
The Derek Jeter documentary in 10 easy screencaps
The Derek Jeter documentary in 10 easy screencaps By Rob Iracane On Thursday night, HBO aired an hour-long documentary about New York Yankees star Derek Jeter’s(notes) pursuit of his historic 3,000th hit. It was not a film shot from afar, rather an intimate look into the life of a personality because Jeter allowed HBO and …
Jul 29
NYC Biking is Up 14 Percent From 2010; Overall Support Rises
Biking is up in New York City by 14 percent from last spring. The NYC Department of Transportation says it recorded 18,809 cyclists per day, up from 16,463 in spring 2010. Word of the increase in cycling comes the same day a poll shows a widening number of New Yorker’s support bike lanes. In …
Jul 29
Major League Baseball injuries increasing
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Injuries among Major League Baseball players are on the rise, despite advances in conditioning methods and injury treatments, according to research published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. The new study — only the second to examine injury patterns among major league baseball players — used the number of …
Jul 27
NFL players’ deal will allow workers compensation claims in other states
WASHINGTON—The National Football League’s new collective bargaining agreement will allow players to file workers compensation claims in states where their teams are not based, a loophole the league had tried desperately to close during negotiations. The NFL and the National Football League Players Assn. signed off on the new CBA on Monday with both sides …
Jul 27
Workers’ comp reform bill would hurt injured feds, witnesses say
A bill that would convert federal employees on workers’ compensation to the appropriate retirement system when they reach retirement age would result in a loss of income for many of those employees, witnesses at a Senate subcommittee hearing said Tuesday. Under the 1916 Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, employees disabled as a result of an injury …
Jul 27
Harness drivers, blacksmiths & veterinarians
As a result of the diligent efforts of the Empire State Harness Horsemen’s Alliance, consisting of the Harness Horse Association of Central New York, Vernon, New York, the Monticello Harness Horsemen’s Association, Monticello, New York, the Saratoga Harness Horsepersons Association, Saratoga Springs, New York, the Standardbred Owners Association, Inc. of New York, Yonkers, New York …
Jul 27
Access to Health Care Benefits for Gay Partners Is Gauged
WASHINGTON — In the first comprehensive count of domestic partner benefits by a federal government agency, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that about one-third of all workers had access to health care benefits for same-sex partners. Bureau officials added two questions about domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples to the National Compensation Survey, a …
Jul 27
Can Small Companies Benefit From Self-Funding?
Many employers think that being self-insured is only for large, thriving organizations. Not so, says Joe Berardo, CEO of MagnaCare, a company that manages health plans for employers in New York and New Jersey. He believes it can work well for companies with as few as 15 employees. What’s changed for employers since the Affordable …
Jul 25
Ivy League to Limit Full-Contact Football Practices
The Ivy League will announce on Wednesday that, in an effort to minimize head injuriesamong its football players, it will sharply reduce the number of allowable full-contact practices teams can hold. Enlarge This Image Greg M. Cooper/Associated Press Yale linebacker Jesse Reising suffered a concussion against Harvard in 2010. In an effort to sharply reduce …