Abuse and neglect of nursing home victims happens more than anyone wants to admit. Statistics show at least one in three nursing home residents are harmed during their time in a facility and in most cases, the harm is entirely preventable. When abuse or neglect occurs, nursing home residents and their families have a right […]
MSHA Voluntary Training
A voluntary training initiative was recently launched by federal mine safety officials after several recent fatal coal mining incidents. Four of the incidents occurred in West Virginia. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) assured mining officials that the training isn’t “… intended as an enforcement effort” and is not an inspection. According to Tim […]
Uber under Fire for Sexual Harassment
The ride-hail company Uber recently fired 20 employees after the company came under fire for sexual harassment, which was part of an ongoing investigation into a “climate and culture” of mistreatment of employees, contractors, and customers. Announcement of the terminations, some of which included senior executives and affected mostly employees at the company’s San Francisco […]
Doctor Claims Retaliation after Reporting Recorded Phone Calls
Dr. Eric Haufrect, MD, a doctor from Houston Methodist Hospital, recently filed a lawsuit claiming his demotion from vice chairman of Methodist’s obstetrics and gynecology department was due to his having raised concerns about the legality of recording telephone conversations on hospital lines. Haufrect alerted hospital administrators to the recording after a nurse told him […]
Chipotle Wage Theft
Carmen Alvarez, a Chipotle employee in the company’s management training program, has filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court in New Jersey after alleging the company failed to pay her appropriate overtime compensation under the most recent Labor Department rules. The rule ;; requires employers to pay overtime to any employee earning […]
Malpractice Damage Caps Hurt Victims
The Florida State Supreme Court recently ruled a law that limited pain and suffering damages is unconstitutional. The ruling rejects a change made under then-governor Jeb Bush in 2003 that put a cap on pain and suffering damage awards in cases of medical malpractice. The ruling divided the state Supreme Court Justices with four justices […]
Tractor Trailer Crash Kills Motorcyclist
Interstate 81 northbound between exits 45 and 49 in South Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania had to be closed recently due to a deadly accident involving a motorcyclist and a tractor trailer. Police shut down the stretch of highway during rush hour to allow Cumberland County Emergency services to tend to the injured party. […]
Owner, One Employee Victims in Explosion
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently confirmed that one of the men killed in the Midland Resources Recovery, Inc. explosion was the company’s owner, President Jan Strmen, 72, from Canada. He was one of two fatalities. The other was 19 year old Justin Marsh from Philippi. A third man – another employee – […]
Steel Worker Killed in Beaver County
Have You Been Injured on the Job? Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis and are often severe. For many, their injuries that occurred on the job prevent them from working for a period of time. Others are injured so severely they are never able to return to work. If you’ve been injured on the […]
Turnpike Trucking Accident Under Investigation: Initial Cause Called into Question
The recent trucking accident on Interstate 77 in West Virginia that cost a North Carolina family their lives demonstrates the danger drivers face all the time when sharing the nation’s roadways with tractor-trailer trucks. Charges have not yet been filed in the West Virginia crash and new information has revealed a potential different cause of […]
