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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 Miner's 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 Labor's Federal Black Lung Program. The UIC researchers found that the determinations of these doctors — who are known as B-r...