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Christine Whitman, the former administrator of the Enviromental Protection Agency is set to testify before Congress about air quality and other health and safety issues resulting from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.New York officials beleive more than 400,000 people, including workers assisting in clean
Injury Board partner Michael A. Ferrara in New Jersey blogs about ITT’s efforts to reduce on-the-job injuries. Actually ITT is hoping to completely eradicate such injuries — an admirable goal indeed, especially when you consider the financial and human cost of workplace deaths and injuries.The numbe
Palm Beach Post writerTom Blackburn provides a startling glimpse at how workers’ compensation reform is impacting injured workers in Florida.In 2003, Florida lawmakers passed legislation to limit fees for attorneys who represent injured workers. The result? Without attorneys to advocate for them, wo
New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer is being applauded for reforming the workers’ compensation system in his state.The reforms are being characterized as a win for both employers and their employees and have been lauded by businesses and labor unions alike.The new law increases the maximum benefit payouts
A Texas warehouse employee who was injured while operating a forklift at his place of employment has filed a workers’ compensation lawsuit against his employer, Akrotex Warehouse, Inc. According to the plaintiff’s original petition, Akrotex is negligent because it failed to examine the warehouse rac
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