Every year, there are an estimated 250,000 serious lost-time work injuries that result in over 30 days of missed work. A recent report by Best Doctors estimates that a quarter of these incidences result in injured worker misdiagnoses or incorrect treatment or inappropriate treatment. Among the most expensive workers’ compensation claims, representing 5 percent of… Read More »
Archives for June 2017
Workplace Sex Discrimination Widespread | Davenport Iowa Employment Lawyer
The once seemingly indomitable company Uber is facing an uncertain future in the wake of sexism allegations, documented discrimination, and a shaky leadership. A bombshell report by a former Uber employee blew the lid off of the company’s many alleged transgressions related to sex discrimination in the employment process. Unfortunately, a closer look at Uber… Read More »
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Construction
The National Safety Council reports that traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s) represent a quarter of recent construction fatalities in the U.S. The construction industry has the greatest number of TBI’s of all workplaces in the nation. More than half of work-related traumatic brain injuries occur as a result of falls. Using scaffolds or ladders and working… Read More »
Construction Work Zone Accident Attorney
Highway work zones are hazardous both for motorists who drive through the complex array of signs, barrels, and lane changes, and for workers who build, repair, and maintain our streets, bridges, and highways. Just this past Tuesday a Waterloo, Iowa worker was killed when she was struck by a vehicle in a work zone as… Read More »