Quote of the day
"I think it's an undiagnosed health epidemic."
Leigh Steinberg, a prominent agent for professional athletes, on concussions among National Football League players
More Than 13 Percent of Texas Workers’ Comp Insurers Rate Poor
A Texas Department of Insurance review of the state’s workers’ compensation insurers, based on speed of payment and other factors, ranks 13.6 percent in the poor performance category. Houston receives a Tier One ranking for its management of workers’ comp claims. By Daniel Hays, National Underwriter
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Head Injuries Among NFL Retirees Called ‘Epidemic’
Amid growing concerns about head injuries in the National Football League, only four retired players out of nearly 8,000 vested players are receiving total and permanent disability benefits based primarily on concussions, according to the retirement board’s attorney. But some suspect thousands of retirees may have problems related to such head injuries. By Charles Chandler, Charlotte Observer [With Photo and Graphic] Go to the Full Story…
Families of NWT Mine Bombing Victims in Legal Limbo
The families of nine men killed in a 1992 Yellowknife gold mine bombing by a striking miner continue to wait for a wrongful-death lawsuit by the Workers’ Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut on behalf of the miners’ families to play out. CBC News
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Commentary: No Time Like Present to Identify Privatization Problems
Jumping on any anti-BrickStreet bandwagon seems premature, but as the privatization process proceeds, it wouldn’t hurt for lawmakers to follow a state delegate’s suggestion to take an in-depth, comprehensive look at West Virginia’s workers’ compensation system and whether it’s working for businesses and injured workers. Wheeling Intelligencer & News-Register
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Michigan State’s Workers’ Comp Program Travels to Garden State
Michigan State University is taking its nationally-recognized workers’ compensation program east in order to aid Rutgers University in providing the same services for New Jersey residents. The weeklong program will include sessions on workers’ compensation laws, insurance arrangements and claims and medical aspects of compensation. By Joey Nowak, State News (Michigan State University)
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Not Business as Usual for Sunshine State’s Bunch
Florida-based workers’ compensation management firm Bunch & Associates, which its founder started in her home and now pulls in $40 million annually, employs an unusual but undeniably successful business philosophy. By George Graham, Polk County Business Journal via Lakeland Ledger [With Photos] Go to the Full Story…
Q&A: Will Workers’ Comp Affect Permanent Residence Application?
Question: My wife is receiving workers’ compensation payments. Will that affect my application for permanent residence? By Allan Wernick, New York Daily News
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Falling Debris Spurs Texas Worker’s Suit
Through a worker who was injured when a hooking device caused roof material to collapse on him, an insurance company sues three companies including an anchor crane services firm for workers’ compensation it had to pay, and punitive damages. By David Yates, Southeast Texas Record
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