Monthly Archives: July 2012

SC Supreme Court Denies Benefits to Mentally Traumatized Officers After Firing Weapons.

In a 3-2 decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court recently ruled that police officers who suffer mental trauma after killing someone in the line of duty are not entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. As part of the court’s reasoning, they … Continue reading

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Summer Jobs: American Cities Push Companies to Hire Teens.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boston, Massachusetts and Baltimore, Maryland are among a number of enterprising U.S. cities that have helped put scores more young people in private-sector jobs for the summer. This is thanks to some aggressive lobbying by local mayors and … Continue reading

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New York State Lowers Worker’s Compensation Premiums for Businesses.

New York officials say they are lowering the rates that employers must pay for workers’ compensation premiums by 1.2 percent. According to the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, it is the first reduction in such premiums in four … Continue reading

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