Lawmakers in New York would like to give officers a new tool in their war against distracted driving, which injures thousands of motorists in related motor vehicle accidents every year. Breathalyzer, meet the textalyzer…part of a new generation of gadgets aimed at keeping drivers on the straight and narrow. Equipped with the textalyzer, lawmakers envsion… Read More »
Archives for April 2016
Diacetyl Exposure Harmful to Workers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has Confirmed that Coffee Workers are at Risk from Two Lung-Destroying Chemicals In a recent study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), hazardous concentrations of diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione in air samples taken at a Madison, Wisconsin based coffee plant have sounded an… Read More »
Iowa Gender Discrimination Laws Protect Workers
Cities and states across the nation have been called on to pass what has become “controversial” gender equality laws. Although many laws seeking to establish protections from discrimination for gay, transgender and other classes have been passed successfully, some have met with strong resistance. Recently, in Houston, voters shot down an anti-discrimination ordinance, aka the… Read More »
Davenport Iowa Employee Non-Compete Agreements
Many employers ask new employees to sign a non-compete agreement or covenant, in which the employee agrees not to operate a competing business or work for a competitor for a stated period of time within a certain geographic area after the employment relationship ends. In Iowa, for a covenant to be valid and enforceable, it… Read More »