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TN: Slaughterhouse Owner Pleads Guilty, Agrees to $1.4M in Restitution for Hiring Illegals to Avoid Work Comp Premiums

14 Sep, 2018 Liz Carey

Greeneville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – The owner of a slaughterhouse and meatpacking plant faces more than 25 years in prison and nearly $1 million in fines for employing undocumented immigrants in an attempt to avoid paying […]

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    Geneseo, IL (WorkersCompensation.com)–Whether someone who volunteers for a company is an employee for purposes of workers’ compensation depends on whether there was an employment contract—even an unspoken one. A case involving a pilot who volunteered […]
    Navigating Recent Legal Decisions: Impacts on Adjusters in Idaho Workers’ Compensation Claims

    Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) — The Idaho Industrial Commission Annual Seminar on Workers’ Compensation, held in Boise, Idaho, featured a highly anticipated session titled “The Impact of Recent Decisions on Adjusting Claims.” This segment aimed to […]
    Court’s Focus on Injury, Rather than Surgery, Halts W. Va. Worker’s Claim

    Charleston, WV (WorkersCompensation.com) — Just because two doctors present evidence in a worker’s favor doesn’t mean that a court will go with the popular vote. In Lucas v. Blue Creek Mining, LLC, No. 21-0655 (W. […]

    About The Author

    • Liz Carey

      Liz Carey has worked as a writer, reporter and editor for nearly 25 years. First, as an investigative reporter for Gannett and later as the Vice President of a local Chamber of Commerce, Carey has covered everything from local government to the statehouse to the aerospace industry. Her work as a reporter, as well as her work in the community, have led her to become an advocate for the working poor, as well as the small business owner.

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    Do You Know the Rule? Colo. Exclusions, Exemptions

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