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2. Newport News asbestos litigation - Wikipedia

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   Suits against ship owners were a novel legal development. Most of the asbestos suits in Newport News had previously been brought against parts makers. Shipyards have immunity from asbestos suits under worker's compensation laws. Exxon said the shipyard was solely responsible for the safety of its workers and that there was no proof on its ships.

3. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission - Wikipedia

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   The "Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act" was renamed "Virginia Workers' Compensation Act" in 1983. The Commission was statutorily directed by the General Assembly to administer the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program which was created by The Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act in 1987.

4. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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   The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901–950, commonly referred to as the "Longshore Act" or "LHWCA" is federal workers' compensation law/act enacted in 1927. Initially, it mandated coverage to employees injured on navigable waters of the United States.

5. Worker says he was fired from shipyard for wearing Trump hat

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   A Virginia man says he was fired from his job at a company that builds aircraft carriers and submarines for refusing to remove a Trump 2020 hat. ... said shipyard workers are strongly encouraged ...

6. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to fill 1,200 jobs in 2 years. How ...

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   Here’s what you should know about the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s workforce and hiring needs before sending over your resume. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to fill 1,200 jobs in 2 years. How to ...

7. Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill ... - AOL

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   The settlement also included $105 million from BP for regional health outreach and free health checkups for exposed workers every three years for 21 years. But things quickly went awry.

8. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America

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   IUMSWA Local 15 signed a contract on May 15, 1941 covering workers at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipyard in Hoboken, New Jersey. This ended the company's policy of an open shop in shipbuilding, and was an important step towards the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC-CIO)'s success in the organizing the workers in Bethlehem's steel ...

9. Workers' compensation - Wikipedia

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   Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The trade-off between assured, limited coverage and lack of ...