August 25, 2006
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by coal miners demanding that the government do more to ensure miners have working oxygen supplies and know how to use them. The lawsuit was filed in June after Congress overhauled …
August 24, 2006
According to a study by Jeffrey Coben, M.D., a researcher at West Virginia University, states that do not require motorcycle riders and passengers to wear helmets may be contributing to the unnecessary deaths, hospitalizations, and long-term disabilities. Traffic deaths last …
August 24, 2006
A federal judge this week threw out a lawsuit by coal miners that demanded the government do more to ensure that miners have working oxygen supplies and know how to use them. The lawsuit was filed in June after Congress …
August 21, 2006
$250,000 The minimum liability insurance limits required of home inspectors in West Virginia under a new law that also requires them to be certified by the State Fire Commission. The new law went into effect Aug. 1. $18 million The …
August 21, 2006
The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states — California, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — mandate …
August 21, 2006
West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may be a little optimistic, said Greg Burton, president …
August 21, 2006
The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states — California, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — mandate …
August 21, 2006
West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may be a little optimistic, said Greg Burton, president …
August 21, 2006
$250,000 The minimum liability insurance limits required of home inspectors in West Virginia under a new law that also requires them to be certified by the State Fire Commission. The new law went into effect Aug. 1. $18 million The …
August 21, 2006
The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states — California, Maryland, New Jersey and New York — mandate …