Year: 2015

Man Killed In Quincy Bar Fight

According to a recent news report from Boston.com, a 42-year-old man died after he was allegedly attacked at a bar in Quincy, Massachusetts. Authorities say defendant attacked victim in the bar, for reasons which have not yet been released, and left him there to die with serious bodily injuries, which is how first responders found him when they arrived at the scene of the alleged attack. Norfolk County prosecutors say they have charged defendant with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Prosecutors also say this alleged assault was entirely without provocation, and defendant is being held without bond in the Norfolk County jail to await trial. Victim was survived by his two boys, ages 18 and 15. …

Social Security

What’s The Point?

     House Social Security Subcommittee Democrats are pushing a plan to combine the Disability Insurance Trust Fund with the Retirement and Survivors Trust Fund as a way of dealing with the looming shortfall in the Disability Trust Fund. Why? How is this better in any way than the Administration’s plan to divert some FICA revenues to the Disability Trust Fund? It would have been nice if

Road Accidents

Man Killed In Huntington Beach Motorcycle Accident

Chad Wojno, 27, was killed in a Huntington Beach motorcycle accident after a vehicle struck his motorcycle the morning of April 20, 2015. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the collision occurred near Warner Avenue and Sculpin Lane. Officers arrived to the scene and found the man

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10 Details You Should Write Down After Being Involved in a Car Accident

In the confusion and chaos often following a serious auto accident in Woodland Hills, the last thing on many accident victims’ minds is protecting their legal rights. However, if down the road, you or your loved one may want to consider bringing a…By: Barry P. Goldberg, A Professional Law

Insurance

Massachusetts to Receive $3M to Help Laid-Off Workers

The funding has been awarded to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Don’t let sun, sea and sand become slips, trips and serious injuries, 31st March 2015

From skiing on the slopes to diving into hotel swimming pools, the risks of personal injury can be more common than you think when you’re on holiday.

Daycare Employer Arrested for Allegedly Tying Up Children

According to a recent story from KYTX News, a woman in Spring, TX was arrested for allegedly tying up two children in the classroom in which she worked. Authorities are reporting defendant was charged with unlawful restraining and injury to a child following the conclusion of their investigation. The authorities first became aware of a problem when two witnesses allegedly told police officers that they saw defendant tying up and injuring children while in her classroom at the daycare facility. It should be noted, these two witnesses were said to be referring to two separate incidents they apparently observed. During one of these occasions, a witness told police she heard defendant screaming at a child who was not a student of defendant. The child was sitting in …

Road Accidents

Bicyclist Killed In Santa Ana Car Accident

Robert Horton, 62, was killed in a Santa Ana bicycle accident after a vehicle struck his bicycle near a freeway on-ramp. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal accident occurred the evening of May 4, 2015 on a surface street in Santa Ana near the on-ramp to the northbound I-5. California Highway Patrol officials say Horton was riding in a crosswalk on a surface street at the juncture with the on-ramp when he was struck by a

Disabilities

"I’m a crawling mummy": how one disabled mum looks after her son

Laura got alternative parenting ideas from a support network Laura Miller lives in Glasgow with her husband and 13 month old Jonathan. As Mother’s Day approaches, the wheelchair-using mum explains how she cares for her little boy who she cannot carry. “I do most of my parenting sitting down,” says Laura. She can transfer from her chair to the floor and move around after her son on her hands and knees. But because she can’t pick him up while standing, she’s had to find other ways of getting Jonathan to where she wants him to be in the house. At bedtime, Laura lures Jonathan to where his cot is by switching off all lights in places she doesn’t want him to be, leaving on only the…

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24-year-old woman dies of kidney failure after illness left untreated, 6th May 2015

A young woman from Nottingham tragically died on Boxing Day 2014, after her renal condition went untreated.

New Hampshire Bans Lower-Than-Minimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities – New Hampshire Public Radio

New Hampshire Public RadioNew Hampshire Bans Lower-Than-Minimum Wages For Workers With DisabilitiesNew Hampshire Public RadioGovernor Maggie Hassan has signed into law a measure banning employers from paying workers with disabilities at a rate lower than the minimum wage. Decades ago sub-minimum wages were considered a way to help individuals with disabilities find work.Law prohibits employers from paying subminimum wages to people with …Concord MonitorLaw will bar sub-minimum wages for people with disabilitiesmySanAntonio.com (blog)all 7 news articles »

Insurance

Employees of Steel and Pipe Manufacturer Faced Laceration, Crushing Hazards

Pacemaker Steel & Piping Co. Inc. faces $45,500 in penalties as a result, according to OSHA.