I Would Hate to See The NFL’s Workers Compensation Rates After This Lawsuit……
California law allows NFL players to make a claim in California if they have played at least one game in the state. The plaintiffs argue that the arbitration award violates California and federal law and public policy by waiving their ability to seek workers comp in California, records show.
U.S. District Court Judge William H. Alsup ordered the three cases to be consolidated on March 13, court records show.
The NFL Management Council and the four NFL teams filed a counter suit on March 8 asking the court to require the players to file any workers comp claims in the state specified by their respective player contracts, records show.
The California comp lawsuits are part of several claims being made against the NFL by former players seeking compensation for injuries suffered on the field. At least 2,400 former players have sued the league over neurological and cognitive problems that they allege were caused by football-related head injuries.
Most of the concussion-related cases have been consolidated into multi district litigation in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The NFL is expected to use an exclusive remedy defense in those lawsuits
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While your staffing and contract employees probably do not wear football helmets on the job, you can see that workers compensation insurance is a priority in all businesses- even in the NFL.
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