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The State of Alaska Division of Workers Compensation released 2012 Annual Report:\u00a0http:\/\/labor.alaska.gov\/wc\/forms\/2012AR.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It shows that the insurance companies are paying their attorneys more than they were paid in 2011. \u00a0The insurance defense attorneys received 10.3 million dollars in 2012. \u00a0Doctors were paid more too: 176 million dollars in 2012. \u00a0But employee's disability benefits (temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, permanent partial impairment, permanent total disability), that amount went down 2.5% despite the fact that compensation rates were raised (See Bulletins 10-04 and 11-06 at the Board's website).<\/p>\n

That means fewer employees are getting less money while defense attorneys and doctors are getting paid more. \u00a0In the words of Father Guido Sarducci, \"Coincidenza?\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The State of Alaska Division of Workers Compensation released 2012 Annual Report:\u00a0http:\/\/labor.alaska.gov\/wc\/forms\/2012AR.pdf. It shows that the insurance companies are paying their attorneys more than they were paid in 2011. \u00a0The insurance defense attorneys received 10.3 million dollars in 2012. \u00a0Doctors were paid more too: 176 million dollars in 2012. \u00a0But employee's disability benefits (temporary total ...continue reading \"Surprise! 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