Five Things to Catch Up On: 9/10, Weekend Edition

• 09/10/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) CA: Man Starts Fight, Attempts to File Workers’ Comp Claim in Aftermath (FRIDAY)   “A 66-year-old Lake Forest man pleaded guilty ...
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Tesla Faces Scrutiny: NLRB Alleges Union Busting; Employees Allege Discrimination, Abuse

• 09/08/17
• Liz Carey

Fremont, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint against new age car company Tesla, alleging it threatened or intimidated employees from ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/8, Friday Edition

• 09/08/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) FL Capitol and State Agencies to be Closed Today      The Florida capitol and state agencies will be closed today, writes Kate Payne of WUSF ...
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Employers and Workers: Artificially Lowering Workplace Injury Statistics?

• 09/07/17
• Jim Thompson

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Officially speaking, there were nearly 3 million workplace injuries in the United States in 2015, according to the latest data year from the federal Bureau of Labor ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/7, Thursday Edition

• 09/07/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) NCCI: TN Workers’ Comp Rates Expected to Drop “Workers' compensation rates will drop again next year for most Tennessee businesses, (sic) as ...
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Undocumented, and Unprotected? FL 'Underground Economy' Strengthened When Illegal Immigrants Are Hurt at Work

• 09/06/17
• Phil Yacuboski

This is the next article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Undocumented, and Unprotected?” series, as our writers explore what is it like to be an undocumented worker in the U.S., and what ...
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Grad Students Gain Support for Unionization

• 09/06/17
• Liz Carey

Athens, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Graduate students at Ohio University hope they can rally together to become a unionized organization.   The group will meet today (Wednesday, Sept. 6) to ...
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Five Things You Need to Know: 9/6, Wednesday Edition

• 09/06/17
• Dara Barney

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - 1) After Felony Fraud Charge, Former CHP Officer Will Spend 180 Days in Jail    Brian Christopher Hansen, a former California Highway Patrol officer, ...
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Comp and Cannabis: Access to Medical Marijuana in GA and the 'Gaping Hole' Issue of How to Obtain It

• 09/05/17
• Dara Barney

This is the first article in WorkersCompensation.com's “Comp and Cannabis” series, as Editor Dara Barney explores medical marijuana legislation state-by-state, and what it means ...
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