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                        <title>Court: SIF Must Pay Medical Expenses Directly to Claimant</title>
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                        <description>Court: SIF Must Pay Medical Expenses Directly to Claimant</description>
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                        <title>Captive Premiums Soar Past $1 Billion for 2009</title>
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                        <description>Captive Premiums Soar Past $1 Billion for 2009</description>
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                        <title>Audit Finds 'Questionable' Transfers from Workers' Comp Fund</title>
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                        <description>Audit Finds 'Questionable' Transfers from Workers' Comp Fund</description>
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                        <title>Cook's Parking Lot Injury Denied Because Employer Lacked Control</title>
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                        <description>Cook's Parking Lot Injury Denied Because Employer Lacked Control</description>
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                        <title>Revised Second Injury Fund Bill Spawns Confusion</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Revised Second Injury Fund Bill Spawns Confusion</description>
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                        <title>Officials Await $13.8 Million Grant for Electronic Health Records</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Officials Await $13.8 Million Grant for Electronic Health Records</description>
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                        <title>Stakeholders View Second Injury Fund Bill, Await Substitute</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Stakeholders View Second Injury Fund Bill, Await Substitute</description>
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                        <title>Supreme Ct. Clarifies Wrongful Discharge Standard</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Supreme Ct. Clarifies Wrongful Discharge Standard</description>
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                        <title>Appeals Court Issues Contempt Citations to Company, Owners</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Appeals Court Issues Contempt Citations to Company, Owners</description>
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                        <title>Commission May Reverse Credibility Finding Without New Evidence</title>
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                        <description>Commission May Reverse Credibility Finding Without New Evidence</description>
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                        <title>Court: ALJ Should Have Made Finding About Chemical Composition</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Court: ALJ Should Have Made Finding About Chemical Composition</description>
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                        <title>Alleged Understated Comp Reserves Bring $56 Million Settlement</title>
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                        <description>Alleged Understated Comp Reserves Bring $56 Million Settlement</description>
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                        <title>Constangy, Brooks & Smith Opens St. Louis Office</title>
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                        <description>Constangy, Brooks & Smith Opens St. Louis Office</description>
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                        <title>Farm Insurer Liable for Supervisor's Negligent Act that Injured Worker</title>
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                        <description>Farm Insurer Liable for Supervisor's Negligent Act that Injured Worker</description>
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                        <title>Committee Hears Comments on Second Injury Fund</title>
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                        <description>Committee Hears Comments on Second Injury Fund</description>
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                        <title>Employers Mutual Picks Ex-Gov. Roger Wilson as President</title>
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                        <description>Employers Mutual Picks Ex-Gov. Roger Wilson as President</description>
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                        <title>Doctor Choice Bill Filed But Second Injury Fund Remains in Doubt</title>
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                        <description>Doctor Choice Bill Filed But Second Injury Fund Remains in Doubt</description>
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                        <title>Attorney General Says Comp Fines and Convictions Rose in 2009</title>
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                        <description>Attorney General Says Comp Fines and Convictions Rose in 2009</description>
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                        <title>Sleep Deprivation a General Hazard and Not Work-Related</title>
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                        <description>Sleep Deprivation a General Hazard and Not Work-Related</description>
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                        <title>Insurance Dept. Recommends 8.1% Decrease in Loss Costs</title>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 2010 01:03:39</pubDate>
                        <description>Insurance Dept. Recommends 8.1% Decrease in Loss Costs</description>
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