“’Workmans’ Comp’, also known as ‘Workers’ Compensation insurance’, is coverage purchased by businesses to protect their ...

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all covered employers pay their employees compensation for hours worked over forty per week at one and a half times their regular rate of pay, unless ...

At their clients' request, a pair of Atlanta personal injury attorneys has settled a wrongful death complaint filed against a Ben Hill County employer for $2 million. But having leveraged exceptions ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - House lawmakers have advanced a bill that would exempt some pastors from paying workers' compensation insurance. Kentucky has hundreds of churches with tiny congregations whose ...

For most workers in Wisconsin who get hurt on the job, the state’s workers’ compensation system is there to cover medical expenses and pay a portion of their wages while they heal. “One of the bedrock ...