Four years after the disastrous BP oil spill pumped over 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf, BP has started to pay the first 100 of the over 10,000 medical claims filed against the company. The claims were filed by Gulf Coast residents and cleanup workers who suffered medical affects from the spill. Payments […]
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an important decision in a case involving whistleblowing and retaliation. The case is titled Lane v. Franks, and involves a public employee who was fired from his job after testifying about corruption. The facts of the case are as follows: Back in 2006, Edward Lane of Alabama worked […]
The workplace is home to thousands of electrocutions and other electrical accidents each year. The Bureau of Labor & Statistics states that electrocution is the fifth leading cause of workplace related deaths. Every year, over 500 workers will die by electrocution on the jobsite. Employees working in industries that place them in close proximity to […]
Workers’ compensation laws in the state of Mississippi cover a wide range of job-related injuries. However, they are not all injuries that can be identified with the naked eye. Workers with injuries a lot less discernible can still warrant their share of compensation benefits. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is an injury that afflicts high number of […]
Many whistleblowers face retaliatory actions once their complaint is filed and their identity discovered. With the potential of having a monumental effect on a company, employees generally fall out of favor with their superiors. That often translates into a termination of their employment. However, a company cannot simply fire an employee for exposing some kind […]
It is no secret that riding a motorcycle presents its share of hazards. Motorcycle operators need to be just as conscious of other drivers as they are of the road ahead. However, just because a motorcycle accident occurs does not mean the motorcycle operator is at fault. Quite often, it is automobile drivers who are […]
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