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2. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   The first known U.S. workers' compensation claim for asbestos disease was in 1927. In 1930, the first reported autopsy of a person with asbestosis was conducted in the United States and later presented by a doctor at the Mayo Clinic, although in this case the exposure involved mining activities somewhere in South America. [40]

3. Mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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   Some people who were exposed to asbestos have collected damages for an asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma. Compensation via asbestos funds or class action lawsuits is an important issue in law practices regarding mesothelioma. [citation needed] The first lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers were in 1929.

4. Health care prices in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S., the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act requires that hospitals treat all patients in need of emergency medical care without considering patients' ability to pay for service. [27] This government mandated care places a cost burden on medical providers, as critically ill patients lacking financial resources must be treated.

5. J&J gets $260 million talc verdict overturned in Oregon, new ...

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   (Reuters) -A state judge in Oregon has overturned a jury's $260 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to ...

6. Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay Oregon woman with ... - AOL

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   A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who said she developed a deadly cancer from using the company’s products that contained talc powder.

7. Employee compensation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Compensation can be fixed and/or variable, and is often both. Variable pay is based on the performance of the employee. Commissions, incentives, and bonuses are forms of variable pay. [2] Benefits can also be divided into company-paid and employee-paid. Some, such as holiday pay, vacation pay, etc., are usually paid for by the firm. Others are ...