The tragic accident involving celebrity Chris Soules last week brings attention to the danger farmers operating tractors face when they share the road with other drivers. Farming is one of the top 10 most dangerous jobs with the majority of injuries resulting from accidents surrounding tractors. Although, rollover injuries and fatalities are the most common,… Read More »
Archives for April 2017
Denied Workers’ Comp? Pro Athletes Feel Your Pain
Much like construction workers, factory employees and roustabouts, NFL football players, baseball stars and other pro athletes with multi-million dollar contracts are subject to the same workers’ compensation rules as the rest of us. Take the case of Brett Hartman, rookie punter for the Houston Texans. Back in 2011 his career came to a screeching… Read More »
Iowa Sex Discrimination Lawyer
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for employers subject to the Act to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or other protected classes. However, for many years, the Act has been interpreted to exclude sex discrimination on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation. Earlier… Read More »
The Role of HR in Workplace Harassment
A well-functioning human resources office can alert employers to harassment complaints in the workplace so that the employer can act quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, sometimes there is a conflict of interest when HR is called upon to police a company while remaining accountable to its senior executives, who in some cases, are the subject of… Read More »