Researchers Find Evidence of Brain Injury in Young NFL Players November 30, 2016 In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding evidence of brain...
NFL Players with CTE Sue to Force Teams to Pay Workers’ Compensation Benefits November 30, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson A group of 38 former National Football League players have sued to force the NFL to pay them workers’ compensation...
4,000 Businesses Earn $3M in Texas Mutual Early Qualifier Dividends November 29, 2016 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has paid more than $3 million in early qualifier dividends to approximately 4,000 newer policyholders across...
Survivor of Deadly Texas Train Wreck Sues BNSF Railway November 28, 2016 The lone survivor of a head-on crash between two freight trains in the Texas Panhandle has filed a lawsuit seeking...
Kentucky Judge Allows Bevin to Appoint Workers’ Comp Judges November 28, 2016 By Adam Beam A Kentucky judge has cleared the way for Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to appoint six administrative law judges to help...
Worked to Death? Employees with Little Control Over Their Work Die Younger November 23, 2016 Previous academic research has found that having greater control over their job can help people manage work-related stress. But it’s...
Nevada Expected to See Jobs, Population Growth November 23, 2016 Jobs are growing in Nevada, and more people are coming to fill them, according to the state demographer. State demographer...
New Orleans Jury Awards $16M to 4 Workers for 2013 Plant Explosion November 21, 2016 Four workers injured in a deadly 2013 petrochemical plant explosion in south Louisiana have been awarded a total of $16...
Pinnacol in Colorado to Drop Workers’ Comp Rates in 2017 November 21, 2016 Pinnacol Assurance’s board of directors has approved a 2017 decrease in workers’ compensation rates that will average 3.2 percent for...
Safety Violations at Ohio Glass Facility Rack Up $227K in Fines November 21, 2016 Workers began making multiple complaints of unsafe working conditions at the Fuyao Glass America Inc. facility in Moraine, Ohio, not...