03/06/2017
Angered by a proposed change to Illinois workers compensation law the NFL Players Association advised players' agents to entertain offers from other teams rather than playing for the Chicago Bears the Chicago Sun Times reports.
The players' union briefed agents on Thursday about the impact
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09/11/2012
Eight-time Pro Bowl center Kevin Mawae and the Tennessee Titans Friday reached a 114000 settlement in a workers' compensation claim according to The City Paper in Nashville.
Mawae who retired from the NFL in 2010 and the Titans filed a joint petition in Davidson County Circuit Court the
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12/17/2012
The National Football League Players Association challenged teams' use of a waiver to block players from receiving controversial Toradol injections in a new grievance last week.
The union filed a grievance against the NFL Management Council last week under the league's collective bargaining
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01/08/2014
Schwartz issued a joint statement Monday declaring that this was "an extraordinary settlement for retired NFL players and their families from those who suffer with severe neuro-cognitive illnesses today to those who are currently healthy but fear they may develop symptoms decades into the future
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05/16/2013
an attorney in New York said professional sports leagues could find themselves facing an increased number of lawsuits over the use of Toradol. Albert filed a lawsuit on behalf of 11 former NFL players alleging that the league did not inform them about the risks associated with the drug.
Albert
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04/28/2004
HSAs 401k participant investment advice Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA and business continuation for the independent agent.
This year's featured speaker is National Football League NFL Hall of Famer Bart Starr who played for the legendary Vince Lombardi was
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02/29/2012
ruled that the players violated the "forum selection clauses" in their contracts by filing workers' compensation claims in California. The clauses are now routinely used in most NFL player contracts and limit players' ability to file workers' compensation claims to their team's home state.
The
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02/26/2013
"Athletes cash in on California's workers' comp." It featured a photograph of applicants' attorney Mel Owens a former Los Angeles Rams linebacker who represents many NFL players standing with his arms crossed in front of a display of framed players' jerseys.
The Times reported that team owners plan to
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05/29/2013
but deliberately ignored and concealed this information.
Oral argument in that case In Re National Football League Players Concussion Injury Litigation MDL Docket No. 2323 got underway in April.
Meanwhile the NFL filed suit against its current and former insurance carriers in Los
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04/27/2015
B. Brody approved last week creates three separate sources of funding for current and retired NFL players an uncapped monetary award fund or MAF that will be used to compensate players who can be diagnosed with brain injuries; a baseline assessment program or BAP that will be used to assess
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