Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2014

Chicago and 2 California Counties Sue Over Marketing of Painkillers

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Today's post is shared from the nytimes.com As the country struggles to combat the growing abuse of heroin and opioid painkillers, ...
Friday, January 3, 2014

Jurist Prudence? Candid Judges Speak Out

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Judges typically confine their opinions to their rulings. But 2013 was a year of exceptions. In Nebraska , U.S. District Judge Richard G...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Medicare Seeks To Curb Spending On Post-Hospital Care

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Long term care is a huge part of medical care benefits. What Medicare ultimately does will control workers' compensation costs. To...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Black Friday dawns and so does violence in the workplace

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Violence in the workplace, despite OSHA warnings, occurred as " Black Friday " store sales began. Today's post is share...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Illinois Employer to Pay $10K Penalty for Lack of Workers’ Comp Insurance

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Today's post was shared by votersinjuredatwork and comes from www.insurancejournal.com An uninsured employer in Illinois has pled...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Sleep Therapy Seen as an Aid for Depression

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Will workers' compensation provide benefits for sleep therapy to avoid or treat depression ? Today's post was shared by AJ Chavar...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Iowa justices: Illegal immigrant entitled to workers' comp

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Today's post is shared from desmoinesregister.com . The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a West Liberty woman, an immigrant fro...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Beyond Fast Food Strikes

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Today's post was shared by Steven Greenhouse and comes from jacobinmag.com Why the Left shouldn’t write off low-wage strik...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Federal Workers Nationwide Protest Government Shutdown

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The US Capitol is photographed through a chain fence in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2013 (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque). The US gov...
Monday, September 6, 2010

$30.4 Million Verdict in Popcorn Flavoring Lawsuit

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A jury in the Chicago area awarded a local factory worker $30.4 Million for a pulmonary illness resulting from exposure to popcorn flavorin...