Bruce Burk is an experienced workers' compensation defense attorney located in South Florida. He has also worked in civil litigation and criminal defense, handling more than 40 trials, both jury and non-jury. Burk received his law degree from the University of South Carolina and his bachelor's degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University.

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Six Injured, Two Dead After Fired Employee Opens Fire In Distribution Center

• 06/30/20

Red Bluff, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A former employee of a California Walmart distribution center is dead after he opened fire in his former workplace over the weekend, killing one and injuring ...
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Kroger's to Stop 'Hero Pay'

• 05/14/20

Cincinnati, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Kroger’s will end its “hero Pay” for frontline workers Sunday, May 17. The Cincinnati-based grocery store chain had instituted a $2 per ...
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Medical Marijuana may be Bringing Down Workers' Compensation Claims

• 02/18/20

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - With more and more states legalizing marijuana for either recreational or medical reasons, there is no doubt that cannabis is having a major impact on the businesses and ...
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WCRI Report: Despite Differences In State Laws, Outcomes Remain Similar

• 02/06/20

Cambridge, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A survey of injured workers in four states found that most states are in alignment with one another in terms of workers’ compensation results.  A ...
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Use Machine Guarding to Prevent Injuries

• 01/30/20

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the best ways to lower workers’ compensation exposure is to avoid accidents entirely. And one of the key ways this is done is through machine ...
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Colorado Lawmakers Seek to Change Employment-Related Marijuana Rules

• 01/28/20

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) - It is no secret that the use of marijuana is becoming more acceptable in the United States. Many states are now legalizing it either medically or recreationally — ...
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Electrical Safety

• 01/23/20

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Among the worst possible types of industrial accidents which can occur are electrical accidents. Workers can often either be killed or permanently disabled from severe ...
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NJ Parking Lot Proposal Could Have Major Impact on Workers' Compensation Cases

• 01/22/20

Trenton, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) - The New Jersey Legislature is considering legislation that would designate accidents which happen in employer parking lots to be within the course and scope of ...
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Uber Changes Practices in Response to New CA Law

• 01/20/20

Tampa, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - It is no secret that California law could make Uber’s business harder to operate. The California legislature passed AB5, a law which attempts to reclassify some ...
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