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• Aging workforce will result in higher OHS costs, legal expert warns SmartCompany.com.au Businesses are being warned to ensure staff are consistently able to perform their physical duties at work even as they age, as an older workforce could potentially open up employers to a range of workers' compensation lawsuits.

• Madison County Record

  Worker claims he was fired after filing comp claim Madison County Record A former supervisor for an Alton company claims he lost his job after he attempted to file for workers' compensation benefits. Robert Epps filed a lawsuit Jan. 31 in Madison County Circuit Court against Hanley Industries. In his complaint, Epps claims ...

• DigitalJournal.com

  BP, Obama race to settle Deepwater lawsuit before Feb. trial date DigitalJournal.com BP's Deepwater Horizon blowout of April 2010 killed 11 workers, spewed millions of barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, caused the oil giant losses of around $4.9 billion, saddled the company with major compensation expenses, and a trial over the ... and more »

• Slaughterhouse workers get class-action status El Dorado Times By Anonymous AP A federal judge on Monday granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at the Creekstone Farms Premium Beef slaughterhouse in Arkansas City. US District Judge Eric Melgren ruled that ... and more »

• Ecology Global Network

  BP Reports $40B Profits; Braces for Deepwater Horizon Lawsuits Ecology Global Network The 2010 accident killed 11 workers and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of oil in one of the world's worst environmental disasters. The profits report comes as BP prepares to face approximately 600 civil compensation lawsuits later this month, ... and more »

• Slaughterhouse Workers Get Class-action Status OfficialWire by Roxana Hegeman A federal judge has granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at a slaughterhouse in Kansas. Monday's ruling would include all hourly production employees subjected to "gang time" ... and more »

• NFL Claims Workers' Compensation Should Cover Players' Head Injuries JD Supra (press release) ... thus requiring the players to seek compensation via more traditional outlets such as workers' compensation and disability benefits and the NFL's medical and long term care plans. As explained in a Workforce.com article about this lawsuit, ...

• Slaughterhouse workers get class-action status Salina.com (AP) -- A federal judge on Monday granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at the Creekstone Farms Premium Beef slaughterhouse in Arkansas City. US District Judge Eric Melgren ruled that the class ... and more »

• Slaughterhouse Workers Get Class-Action Status Manufacturing.net (AP) -- A federal judge has granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at a slaughterhouse in Kansas. Monday's ruling would include all hourly production employees subjected to "gang time" ... and more »

• Slaughterhouse workers get class-action status Lake Wylie Pilot By ROXANA HEGEMAN - AP A federal judge has granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at a slaughterhouse in Kansas. Monday's ruling would include all hourly production employees subjected to "gang ... and more »

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