Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed Limbs – Bloomberg
Author: Peter Waldman, BloombergBusinessweek (USA), Published on 27 March 2017 Regina Elsea was a year old in 1997 when the first vehicle rolled off the Mercedes-Benz assembly line near Tuscaloosa. That gleaming M-Class SUV was historic. Alabama, the nation’s fifth-poorest state, had wagered a quarter-billion dollars in tax breaks and other public giveaways to land the…
Read MoreNursing Home Abuse Attorneys – How to Find an Attorney to Take Your Case
Nursing home abuse is a serious problem—and unfortunately, one that has become all too common. A study done by the House Government Reform Committee (Special Investigations Division) revealed that a whopping 30% of nursing homes in the US have been cited for abuses. That’s over 5,200 facilities, which means that thousands of elderly Americans are hurt every…
Read MoreHow to get a car accident lawyer to help you recover car accident compensation?
Why it is important to hire a car accident attorney Motor vehicle accidents are a common occurrence in Oklahoma City and across Oklahoma County. Many crashes are completely avoidable, caused by drunk drivers or distracted drivers. Whatever the cause, car accidents are a major safety and economic issue for the Oklahoma City community. A car accident that…
Read MoreWhy it is important to hire a Construction Site Accident Attorney?
If you’ve been the tragic victim of an accident at a construction site, you surely don’t deserve to bear the additional pain that could come from navigating the swampy waters of legal compensation. Most construction site accidents occur due to the negligence of some individual or company. Often workers are laboring under dangerous working conditions,…
Read MoreTrucking Safety Gets Better with the Right Technology
Estimates from entities like the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA); the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); the Oklahoma Trucking Association; and the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, responsible for compiling truck accident statistics, have put the number of interstate truck and bus companies that operate in Oklahoma at more than 4,500 – the number of trucks that drive…
Read MoreThe inside workings of Personal Injury lawsuits
The incidence of personal injury accidents is alarming in Oklahoma. Statistics stemming from Tulsa’s Health Department reveal that 58.8 out of 100,000 people in Oklahoma lose their lives due to an accident while Tulsa’s accidental death rate figures at a slightly lower 53.8 percent. Such accidents range from car crashes to dog bites, to child…
Read MoreWhen and Why You Need A Social Security Disability Lawyer
Social security disability insurance is a federal government program that is designed to protect workers against the loss of their ability to work and earn due to some kind of disability. However, in order to get these benefits, you must demonstrate that you are unable to work due to the disability. You will also need…
Read MoreWhat is the Timeline for Social Security Disability Claim
Each Social Security Disability Claim is different and has a unique set of factors that are considered in order to arrive at a final decision. So, the timeline for these claims cannot be defined. However, there are four situations under which an individual can be considered for a faster decision: If an individual fits the criteria of…
Read MoreKnow More About Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits
When you move an elderly family member to a nursing care facility, the hope is that they will receive quality care. Assisted living facilities such as a nursing home should provide an adequate and safe environment, compassionate care and a clean environment for the residents. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, and too often…
Read MoreGuide to Prevent Nursing Home Abuse
As the social dynamics of our society make nursing homes an inevitable option for our senior citizens who require care, it becomes our responsibility to also ensure that we are vigilant about protecting them from any abuse or neglect. The elderly citizens of our society are the most vulnerable, especially when living away from home…
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