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Updated: August 25, 2011, 12:54 PM High school athletes are flocking back to Western New York’s sports fields. While students are busy sprinting, kicking and tackling to make their teams, their parents and coaches are focusing on a goal they say is just as important: Ensuring their boys and girls don’t suffer the debilitating effects …

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With the NFL lockout over, football fans are excited for the upcoming season. Learn more about how players may file workers’ compensation claims in states where their team is not based. August 25, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Now that the NFL lockout is over, football fans across the nation are excited for the upcoming season. One …

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New York officials preparing for Hurricane Irene this weekend will decide tomorrow whether to call for the evacuation of low-lying areas in downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. The decision would be based on the strength, path and speed of the storm, Bloomberg told reporters today at a news conference …

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August 23, 2011 4:51 PM EDT New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that tremors emanating from an earthquake in Virginia did not cause any deaths, injuries or significant damage to city infrastructure and buildings. Enlarge (Photo: REUTERS/Chip East) New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. Get summaries of the …

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August 24, 2011 The collapse of a trench at a construction site that caused the death of a worker is a reminder of the importance of not cutting corners with safety regulations on the job. August 24, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Worker Accidents Show the Importance of Following NY Safety Regulations In November 2010, 27-year-old construction …

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Tremors from a powerful earthquake in Virginia reverberated up the East Coast yesterday, shaking buildings and homes in the Boston area for several seconds and rattling nerves for considerably longer. Tweet 12 people Tweeted this ShareThis Related Quake sets the Northeast aquiver Quakes in Greater Boston rare but not unprecedented Quake rocks D.C. area submit …

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by Melissa Maynard, Stateline staff writer WASHINGTON, D.C. August 22, 2011 7:11am   Montana has long had a workers’ comp problem. Its labor force is injured far more frequently and at greater expense to employers than is typical around the country. Part of that stems from the jobs people do in Montana — drilling for …

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Copyright: (c) 2011 A.M. Best Company, Inc. Source: A.M. Best Company, Inc. Wordcount: 374   Insolvent self-insured workers’ compensation trusts in New York state left behind $924.7 million in liabilities, a far deeper hole than earlier estimates, according to a recent report. Determination of the current level of deficits of the 17 defaulted group trusts …

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According to an AP story over the weekend, the medical records of some 300,000 Californians who had applied for California workers’ compensation benefits were discovered to be unwittingly left exposed on a publicly accessible web site. Apparently, the information was placed on an internal web site by Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, a California company that represents …

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August 17, 2011 — Contractor Patrick Murtagh estimates that there are hundreds of construction employees who work off the books every season in Sullivan County. Murtagh paid a visit to the Sullivan County Legislature on August 4, and listed various reasons that employment laws should be enforced. Murtagh, who has three year-round employees, pays their …

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