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Texas Raises Work Comp Payroll Requirement for Seasonal Workers (Insurance Journal)
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation announced that the adjusted annual payroll requirement of an employer for the coverage of seasonal workers has increased to $48,833

Health care workers hurt by Bill 29 to receive compensation by Christmas (CBC British Columbia)
More than 7,000 health-care workers will receive an average $9,500 each before Christmas as compensations for being laid off after the B.C. government contracted out their jobs.

B.C. health workers get $68 million in compensation after jobs privatized (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
VANCOUVER, B.C. - More than 7,000 B.C. health workers who lost their jobs through contracting out will be getting compensation cheques averaging $9,500 before Christmas.

Judge denies Blunt motions (The Bismarck Tribune)
A judge denied three motions in a case against former workers' compensation director Sandy Blunt, including a motion to dismiss the charges, a motion to dismiss additional information and a motion to move the trial out of Burleigh County.

Ex-S.F. firefighter's workers' comp problem (San Francisco Chronicle)
A former San Francisco firefighter is facing criminal charges after she collected $140,000 in workers' compensation and disability payments - while she was participating in ultramarathons and triathlons from the Sierra to Germany. Christina Hijjawi, 37,...

BrickStreet offering buyouts to at least 50 workers (Charleston Daily Mail)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. today said it will offer severance packages to about 50 employees.The move comes as BrickStreet faces a drop in business following the opening of West Virginias workers compensation insurance market...

Florida Supreme Court ruling fallout could make workers? comp rates volatile (BizJournals)
The 18.6 percent reduction in the workers? compensation insurance rate next year, which is expected to save Florida employers millions of dollars, probably will be short-lived.

Fired Wall Street Workers to Seek Jobs at `Pink Slip Party' (Bloomberg)
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- As many as 500 fired Wall Street workers will pay $20 tonight to network, commiserate and drink discount beer for a good cause.

Health workers get compensation after jobs privatized (CTV.ca)
Thousands of British Columbia health-care workers who lost their jobs through contracting out will be getting payouts from a total of $68 million in compensation.

W.Va. workers' comp insurer plans 50 staff cuts (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ BrickStreet Insurance announced Monday it is looking to shed 50 employees in a move to cut costs following the loss of its monopoly in writing workers' compensation insurance policies to West Virginia businesses.

 

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