05/07/2012
more beneficial to injured workers and issue larger awards than other states.
In recent years many former NFL players have filed claims in California hoping for bigger benefit checks but last week the California Workers Compensation Appeals Board ruled that at least some of these athletes are
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01/07/2020
A former NFL linebacker now a motivational speaker is due 807 per week in temporary total disability benefits because of a shoulder injury in 2008 the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has found.
Anthony Trucks
Anthony Trucks who played two seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the
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05/28/2014
Orleans Saints organization had come under intense criticism from the NFL Players Association because it stipulated that a professional athletes average weekly wage would be calculated based on earnings at the time the athlete suffered an injury. If a player was hurt during the off season or training
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06/20/2014
NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly will be the keynote speaker at the Workers Compensation Institutes 69th annual Workers Compensation Educational Conference and 26th annual Safety & Health Conference scheduled for Aug. 17-20 at the Orlando World Center Marriott.
The conference is a gathering of
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01/22/2015
the NFL has agreed to provide monetary compensation for retirees who develop neurological problems and to pay for testing and medical research for brain injuries.
That settlement agreement is pending final court approval.
The National Hockey League is currently fighting a lawsuit by a class of
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01/30/2015
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Former NFL player Brad Culpepper told ABC News that his appearance on the reality TV show Survivor in 2013 was not an indicator that he was defrauding an insurance company that paid him 175000 in workers compensation benefits.
In an interview
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07/26/2011
A new labor deal between the National Football League and its players will not affect ongoing litigation about players' ability to file workers' compe
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12/07/2011
approximately 95 former football players have sued the National Football League and other defendants in federal and California state courts contending that repeated blows to the head caused CTE or other brain injuries with permanently disabling results.
To read more about the NFL suits click on the article
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03/05/2013
Assemblyman Henry Perea D-Fresno.
Hiltzik however quotes sources including University of California Berkeley researcher Frank Neuhauser and attorney Mel Owens as saying the bill is largely about the National Football League not wanting to cover the full cost of player injuries. The NFL is particularly
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06/01/2011
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