Archive for July, 2007
Tenn. Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Not a Factor in Worker’s Injury
By Rose French
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a worker whose hand was crushed by machinery at his workplace was not to blame for the accident despite his admitted marijuana use off the job.
Billy McIntosh was injured in 2004 while working for Interstate Mechanical Contractors Inc. in Knoxville when his left hand got caught [...]
Posted: July 20th, 2007 under Legislation.
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2007 Workers’ Compensation Legislative Changes
This is a general overview and does not include all workers’ compensation legislation passed by the General Assembly. For a complete, detailed review of this information and all workers’ compensation bills introduced in this legislative session, please go to www.legislature.state.tn.us.
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WC Wage Table
Posted: July 16th, 2007 under General, Legislation.
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