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Owner Of Brooklyn Construction Company Charged With Manslaughter In Worker’s Death

May 11, 2017

The owner of a Brooklyn construction company has been charged with manslaughter following a wall collapse that left one worker dead and two others seriously injured. Michael Weiss, 47, of Williamsburg, owns RSBY NY Builders Inc. and Park Ave Builders Inc., both in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Judge rules state's workers' compensation act unconstitutional

May 9, 2017

A Jefferson County circuit judge today struck down Alabama's Workers' Compensation Act. Circuit Judge Pat Ballard found two provisions, the $220 a week cap in compensation and the 15 percent cap on attorneys fees, unconstitutional. However, because one or more provisions were found unconstitutional, the entire act is nullified. Ballard is staying his order 120 days.

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We Need Your Help! Protect Injured Workers

March 27, 2017

We need your help! The Business Council and insurance companies are hoping to significantly reduce benefits to injured workers'

‘Victimizing Me All Over Again’: San Bernardino Victims Fight for Treatment

December 20, 2016

Looks like California has a similar system that results in injured workers' having to fight for every treatment, medicine and benefit following a work injury.

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