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Workers' compensation insurance : Workers' compensation insurance Provides medical and wage benefits to people who are injured or become ill on the job. Every state requires insurance, and wages and health benefits vary from state to state. Workers' compensation is considered social insurance because it is based on a social contract between management and workers, in which business owners can protect employees injured on the job from civil lawsuits by purchasing workers' comp...

A trust fund set up to pay coal miner’s disability benefits, while making coal operators pay, is more than $4 billion in debt,

Dive into the lasting impact of black lung disease in the post-coal era of central Appalachia. This insightful article examines the historical and current challenges posed by this occupational hazard, highlighting its continued prevalence despite the decline of the coal industry. Stay informed with in-depth analysis and stories from Kingsport Times-News.

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and...

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (LCRH), a part of Lifepoint Health, is pleased to announce its Incidental Lung Nodule Program, which utilizes robotic technology for earlier lung cancer diagnosis.

Alan G. Brackett and Ava Wolf of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett discuss laws and workers' compensation benefits that may apply when workplace injuries occur outside one's state of residence or outside of the United States.

The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a lung outreach event for former and current coal miners and even survivors medically impacted by the harsh effects.

A new Mexican bar and restaurant could open in downtown Wilkes-Barre later this month if the city council approves a liquor license transfer this week.

RACINE, W.Va. — The marquee speakers hadn’t yet taken the stage, but retired coal miners Alva Coleman and Danny Whitt stood near the platform with plenty to say on their

Study Reveals Bias Among Doctors Who Classify X-rays for Coal Miners Black Lung Claims UIC researchers first to publish data on B-reader financial conflicts of interest Getty Images April 1, 2021 — University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of interest that exist among doctors who review the chest X-rays of coal miners who file workers compensation claims of totally disabling disease with the U.S. Department of Labors Federal Black Lung Pro...