Workers and industry professionals have fought hard during the COVID-19 pandemic to support their families and livelihoods. We have a lot to be thankful for in terms of essential workers. They have kept grocery stores stocked, manned the cash registers, and kept distribution centers moving. They have also provided health care and medical services to […]
Workplace Lawyers Blog
Rise in Virtual Communication Videoconference services such as Zoom, Cisco Webex, and Google Meet have become almost ubiquitous. According to their blog post, Zoom’s daily users have jumped from 10 million daily users in December 2019 to 300 million daily users in April 2020.[1] The demand for remote communication such as video calls is driving […]
Police Actions Scrutinized Police officers have arguably one of the most difficult jobs out there. Witnessing death, crisis after crisis and violent crime can put a toll on the mind, and the body. Recent events involving police mistakably pulling the trigger or using excessive force when dealing with a person has put the limelight on […]
Employment-At-Will Workers’ compensation is meant to fit the needs of employers as well as employees. It is meant to reduce risk that would otherwise be inherent in the employer-employee relationship. For the worker, they want assurances that they will be able to support themselves financially if something work-related happens to them. For the employer, it […]
In Search of a Better Life In March, almost 19,000 migrant children, coming without parents or guardians, were processed at the southern border, the most ever in a given month.[1] That is about 633 children per day. Some of the most glaring news showing up at our TV screens each day concerns this. Migrant children, […]
Older Workers Retiring Later Workers’ compensation costs are statistically higher for older workers than younger workers. One dataset provides numbers about workers’ comp payments averaging $8,000 for the youngest workers and over $20,000 for workers above age 65 when they concern seven or more days of lost time.[1] More people are continuing to work past […]
Street Drugs Introduced into Treatment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that out of every 100 people, opioid prescriptions have dropped from 81.3 in the year 2012 to 58.7 in 2017.1 Street drugs are due for some credit for this change, as they have grown in popularity. There has been an upward trend […]
Your Safety at Risk Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, specializing in the manufacture and sale of tires, is recalling approximately 430,000 tires. These come from brands such as “Discoverer, Evolution, Courser, Deegan, Adventurer, Hercules, Back Country, Multi-Mile Wild Country, and Big O Brand.[1] The risk adherent to these tires common in steel belted radial tires […]
Pressure on Social Media Companies In a Pew Research Survey, 49% of social media users stated that their political discussions are angrier compared with other places people might discuss politics.[1] This heightened emotion is often reflected in extremist and hate speech, lawmakers argue. Section 230, a law that provides immunity to online platforms such as […]
Anecdote I have had my own experience with indoor air quality. In college, when I worked at a supermarket as a deli associate, I encountered safety hazards that would horrify most people. At one point, there was a continuous water leak behind the counter in the area where deli workers cut their meats. For at […]
