According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), workplace injuries and accidents that result in six or more days of missed work cost U.S. employers nearly $60 billion in 2014, the most recent year for which statistically valid injury data are available. Among the 10 leading causes of the most disabling work injures are… Read More »
Archives for January 2017
Reasons to Hire a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
After an injury, workers quickly realize that navigating their own workers’ compensation claim can be a confusing and frustrating process. Many people wonder if it is worth it to hire a lawyer when they are injured on-the-job to ensure they do not risk missing important deadlines or losing benefits they are entitled to. From what… Read More »
Tech Giant Facing Race Discrimination Law Suit
The Labor Department has sued tech giant Oracle alleging that the company routinely pays Caucasian male workers more, leading to discrimination against female, African-American and Asian employees. The suit goes on to allege that Oracle favors Asians over non-Asians when recruiting and hiring for product development and other technical roles. Oracle is no doubt feeling… Read More »
Sexual Orientation Discrimination on the Job
While three federal appeals courts are considering whether Title VII’s sex discrimination ban prohibits bias based on sexual orientation, the complaints continue to roll in. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed another sex discrimination complaint, this time on behalf of a driver of an oil rig company who said he was repeatedly subjected to… Read More »