Redskins Shut Down in Work Comp Exemption Try

The Associated Press reports that the Virginia legislature has put an early termination to the Washington Redskins attempt to be exempt from workers' compensation.On Monday the state Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted 9-4 to reject legislation that would have allowed the Redskins to reduce workers' compensation by the amount of salary paid to a player after an injury. Subsequently, in the face of adverse political and public opinion, the Redskins then decided to withdraw an identical bill in the House of Delegates. The Redskins say that 12 states have legislation similar to what was pro...