A new field is popping up in personal injury law-drone injury liability. As more and more civilians get their hands on flying drones, more people are getting injured by drone mishaps. Social media sites like Twitter are filled with drone flights gone wrong.The...
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Month: March 2016
Overbroad Criminal Background Checks Could be Illegal
More than 90 percent of companies conduct criminal background checks, and many of these companies have strict criminal records policies designed to protect the company from negligent hiring lawsuits.However, while these polices may protect you from hiring liability,...
Four Ways Email Can Endanger Your Job
Email: it's a part of every workday for most office workers, if not all of them. It's so ubiquitous, it can be tempting to slack off when it comes to writing and responding to email, and paying attention to what goes into those emails. After all, email is a response...
What to do When you Think Your Employer is Doing Something Illegal
Illegal actions by an employer could be wide-ranging-anything from environmental pollution to violating labor laws, to inside deals. So what do you do when you find this activity is going on?The first thing you need to know is that whistleblower laws may not protect...
OSHA Penalties Increase in 2016
For the first time in 25 years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase fines for worker safety violations.The increase was part of a bipartisan budget deal signed in November 2015. It raises maximum penalties for worker injuries and deaths...
Uber Driver Sues After Being Attacked by Customer
A 23-year-old Uber driver now sleeps with a shotgun within reach after being attacked by a customer-and it was all caught on his dashcam.Edward Caban was driving for Uber the night of Halloween when a fare became violent. Caban had purchased a dash cam on the advice...
When Your Employer Asks You to Keep Quiet about Harassment
In an earlier blog, we discussed what you can do when a client at work is harassing you. It's a difficult situation since the remedy for harassment from someone who has a business relationship with your employer is largely a financial decision.That is, if a harassing...
The 5 Most Dangerous Gifts in 2015
Every year, kids make their list of the toys they want most. The Consumer Product Safety Commission also compiles a list each year-of toys that posed the greatest risk to children.These gifts make the list either because they fall apart and pose a choking hazard, are...
What to do When You’re Harassed by a Client
In an episode of Mad Men, one client consistently makes sexual comments regarding the buxom, red-haired Joan. Nothing is done about it, of course-this is the '60s-and eventually, Joan is used by her employers as an ace to secure a profitable relationship. In return,...