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• Senate Backs Workers' Compensation Overhaul

  Christina Cole | April 13, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Businesses will now face more exploration when insuring workers against injuries. Employees are likely to collect less money for certain ailments under workers' compensation legislation that has won key Senate approval Thursday, falling short to meet many business leaders' hopes.The legislation states businesses can face felony charges if they understate how much they pay workers or if they...

• Cardinal Resting After Slip & Fall

  Christina Cole | April 09, 2007 11:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The Cardinal is recuperating at his home, recovering from a fractured femur he suffered after a slip and fall at a Northwest Side Church on Monday.The Archdiocese says the Cardinal will continue to rest and take it easy while maintaining his regular work schedule from his home, although, all of his public appearances in the immediate future will be rescheduled or postponed.A camera caught the...

• Officer Involved in Wreck, Fell Asleep at the Wheel

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 8:26 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The S.C. Highway Patrol has concluded, a Columbia police officer involved in a February car crash that killed two police horses, had fallen asleep at the wheel.On February 8, the Officer was traveling in his Chevy pickup truck towing a horse trailer on his way to the department's stable, when his pickup drifted onto the right shoulder crashing into a pine tree.The officer was trapped inside the...