Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.Our law firm recently completed successful litigation involving eight families against various chemical companies. A member of each family got cancer from working at a local plant where industrial solutions were used to make rubber products. Stating the obvious, cancer is universally bad, [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Gelman from Jon Gelman, LLC - Attorney at Law.Winter weather can make work much more dangerous. Some of the hazards associated with working in snowy or stormy weather include: Driving accidents due to slippery roadways Carbon monoxide poisoning Slips and falls due to slippery walkways Hypothermia and frostbite [...]
National Constitutional MuseumWhen most Americans visit Philadelphia they go to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall where the U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by our founding fathers. 42 individuals signed the Constitution in this room after vigorous debate for months. At the other end of Independence Mall sits the impressive National [...]
If you are hurt at work make sure to follow these guidelines to protect your rights Today's post comes from guest author Todd Jones from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.When you're injured at work in New York, people often ask what they should do immediately following the accident. There are several basic things [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jay Causey from Causey Law Firm.Today’s post is a film on the history of workers'’ compensation, presented by the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group at the National Symposium on the 40th Anniversary of the National Commission on Workers Compensation, which in 1972 found the state workers' compensation systems [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Unidentified, Usually by Choice from Causey Law Firm. "Love and Fatigue in America", by Roger King, 2012 (Terrace Books, University of Wisconsin Press) with introductory remarks. CFIDS/CFS/ME: same disease, different names. CFS: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.CFIDS: Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction.ME: Myalgic Encephalopathy. Almost all concerned (researchers, clinicians and persons living [...]
NFL players can qualify for workers' compensation benefitsThe injury rate in the NFL is 100 percent. If you stay around long enough you will have multiple injuries. This high “natural” injury rate makes it hard to understand how a team could give awards to players who injure other players, but that's just what the New [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Kit Case from Causey Law Firm.Worry is increasingly pervasive in our society as insecurity about the economy and safety, nationally and personally, grows daily. Worry is compounded in the daily lives of those who are injured or disabled, as they struggle with the added burdens of medical costs and [...]
Governor Perdue's Task Force on Employee Misclassification met for the second time on October 29, 2012 in Raleigh, N.C. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin started the meeting and several speakers were called to give various perspectives on the problem. One of the speakers was Alitha Palich, who represents concerned N.C. contractors, particularly those in plumbing, heating [...]
Today’s post comes from guest author Charlie Domer from The Domer Law Firm.Recent article indicates some public health departments are offering incentives to create smoke-free policies in buildings. The idea is to reduce the exposure to second-hand smoke. While substantial strides have been made in many states to provide both smoke-free public places and smoke-free [...]