Hospitality workers in California are lobbying for greater protections from guest harassment and assault.Community labor group Stand With Women Against Abuse says that 8 out of 10 hotel housekeepers have been the victims of verbal aggression orharassment. The problem...
Month: February 2016
Hover Boards a Leading Source of Injury Claims
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 25, 2016 | Personal Injury
On Black Friday, eBay sold hover boards at the rate of one every 12 seconds-and that's just one website. The cool new toy that topped every kid's wish list in 2015 is not without danger, however.Big chain stores like Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy have not sold the...
Five Vehicles with the Worst Personal Injury Claims
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 23, 2016 | Personal Injury
The Highway Loss Data Institute released it's list of the vehicles with the worst personal injury claims this fall.The HDLI analyzed personal injury protection claims from 2012-2014 to determine which cars caused the most injury to drivers and passengers. The results...
Expecting Overtime Pay in 2016? Not so fast.
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 19, 2016 | Employment Law
In March 2014, President Obama decided to address wage stagnation with an executive order that would update which white-collar workers qualify for overtime pay. The changes broadened the definitions of exempt and nonexempt employees to include more of the American...
Can you Be Fired for Doing Your Job?
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 17, 2016 | Employment Law
If your job is to help employees, can you be fired for doing just that, when helping an employee means acting against the best interests of your employer? In 2011, an employee who worked for a behavioral health provider was fired for failing to take a pro-employer...
Georgia Worker Fired for Facebook Comments
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 15, 2016 | Employment Law
Another American worker has been fired for comments made on social media.An employee at an Atlanta marketing company was fired after posting photos of himself with another employee's son without the mother's knowledge or consent. The photo was a selfie of Gerod...
DuPont Found Liable in West Virginia Water Contamination Case
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 11, 2016 | Personal Injury
DuPont has been found liable for a woman's kidney cancer after a toxic chemical used to make Teflon found its way into West Virginia tap water.The chemical, called C-8, began leaking into the tap water as early as 1984, even though internal tests as early as 1981...
What Happens if You’re Injured While Being Driven by an Uber Driver?
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 9, 2016 | Personal Injury
The popular rideshare service, Uber, and others like it have raised a number of legal questions surrounding the social economy, from workplace and employee questions to questions about liability in the case of accidents.If you're injured while in a ride-for-hire...
What to do if You Think You’re About to be Fired
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 5, 2016 | Employment Law
It's never a good thing when you notice supervisors avoiding you, or your coworkers stop talking when you walk up. You know something is up. So what can you do when you think you're about to be fired-both to prepare and maybe even help stop it from happening?If you're...
Pay Equity Measure Passes in California
On Behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Feb 3, 2016 | Employment Law
On October 6, 2015, perhaps in response to the outrage caused by the Sony hack that revealed egregious pay deficits between Hollywood's biggest and most accomplished actors and actresses, the governor of California signed the California Fair Pay Act into law.Existing...
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