April, 2011 Articles

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Advantages of Workers' Compensation

When a person gets injured on the job he is entitled to workers' compensation. It is designed to help pay for expenses resulting from the injury or illness; these expenses, along with loss of wages ...
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Advantages of Workers' Compensation

When a person gets injured on the job he is entitled to workers' compensation. It is designed to help pay for expenses resulting from the injury or illness; these expenses, along with loss of ...
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Toxic Exposure and Workers’ Compensation

Some work environments involve employees being exposed to toxic chemicals, gases and other substances and when accidents happen, these can cause serious injury or illness. A few examples of this ...
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Toxic Exposure and Workers’ Compensation

Some work environments involve employees being exposed to toxic chemicals, gases and other substances and when accidents happen, these can cause serious injury or illness. A few examples of this ...
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Employer Retaliation Can Become a Legal Issue

When an employee makes a report about an unsafe condition on the job, reports harassment, discrimination or a health hazard issue and his or her employer retaliates because of it, it can become a ...
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Employer Retaliation Can Become a Legal Issue

When an employee makes a report about an unsafe condition on the job, reports harassment, discrimination or a health hazard issue and his or her employer retaliates because of it, it can become a ...
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CHP Stops Senior Driving The Wrong Way

An elderly woman was apprehended while driving the wrong way on I-580, reports Mercury News. Witnesses began calling the California Highway Patrol at approximately 8:50 pm, law enforcement officials ...
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Fatal Head-On Collision On Highway 50

Highway Patrol Arrives Too Late To Stop Wrong-Way Driver A driver traveling the wrong way on the highway was killed when he collided with a tow truck, reports the Sacramento Bee. The California ...
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The DePuy Hip Recall

August, 2010 – DePuy Orthopedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System and the DePuy ASR Hip Resurfacing System as a result of the ...
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Explaining Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness which falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. PTSD was first discovered or formally diagnosed among soldiers and war veterans who ...
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Workers’ Compensation at a Glance

Occupational disease is a condition or an illness which is directly caused by occupational exposure within the workplace. In order for an employee to receive workers' compensation benefits, they ...
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Fatal Highway Collision Leaves Three Dead

Truck Drives Wrong Way On Highway A high-speed collision between two cars killed the three involved, tragically ending the lives of two recent high school graduates, the Wichita Eagle reports. The ...
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Motorcycle Collision Kills Driver

Police Cruiser Hit From Behind In Tragic Crash A young motorcyclist was killed last weekend when he crashed into the rear of a parked police cruiser, reports KCTV 5 News. The incident was initially ...
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Drunk Driver Crashes into Tree Killing His Passenger

April – On Friday evening, a Los Angeles man driving under the influence crashed into a palm tree, injuring himself and killing his female passenger. The accident occurred at the intersection of ...
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Lead Poisoning and Children

Lead poisoning is not a single event that brings on acute symptoms. Lead poisoning happens over time, where toxic levels of lead accumulate over time. If your child picks up a toy encased in lead ...
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A Woman’s Family Files a Wrongful Death Suit Against Beer Heir

Clayton – An heir from a renowned brewing company is facing a wrongful death lawsuit from an ex-husband of a woman who was found dead at his mansion this last winter. The woman’s ...
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Family Members of Drowning Victims Inspire Water Safety

Springfield – A number of family and friends of a father and his 8-year-old son who died in a boating accident, are working to raise awareness of boating laws and safety. On March 27, 2010, the ...
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Female Cop Resigns After Shooting Chihuahua Three Times

Marble Hill – A female police officer shoots a Chihuahua three times at its home, while responding to a domestic violence call. The deputy was placed on administrative leave, pending results of ...
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School Bus Collides With Moped

Pitt County – On Tuesday morning, a school bus collided with a moped, leaving the rider injured. According to the State Highway Patrol, the accident took place on Old Creek Road, near the U.S. ...
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: Signs to Look Out For

Everyone has heard about spousal abuse and child abuse; however America’s elderly are an entirely different class of “victims.” The problem of elderly abuse and neglect may not ...
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