How Best To Handle Discrimination in the Workplace
Do you feel that you face discrimination in the workplace? Are you being bullied or pushed out of your job unfairly? A number of employees in Indiana, ranging from junior staff to those in the upper management find themselves in this situation. Common Harassment...
Teen Drivers and Summer
Teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 account for just a little over 6% of the drivers on roads in the United States. Parents provide teenagers with cars because they want their kids to be independent and not rely on them to get around. Unfortunately, this...
Trucking Accidents in Indiana
Trucks are massive vehicles and often travel at high speeds on the highways. Not surprisingly, accidents can happen - and when they do occur, they can be very serious and lead to extensive injuries or fatalities of the victims. A collision with a fast-moving truck...
Work Injury Falling from Scaffolding
Construction workers place their lives at risk every day on the job. Accidents and falls can happen, even with the best safety equipment and highest safety standards in place. Sometimes, construction projects aren’t as safe and secure as people would like them to be,...
Work Related Electrocutions
Each year in Indiana and across the United States, workers are severely injured or killed in workplace accidents involving electrocutions. In 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 134 workers across the nation were killed when they were exposed to...
Rumors of Impeachment for President Trump?
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and election has been one of the most divisive and contentious in recent memory. Ever since he took office, there have been questions and controversies popping up left and right. People have questioned the legitimacy of this...
Immigration and Executive Orders by POTUS
Facts Regarding Immigration Process and Procedures After the Executive Order by POTUS President Trump signed an executive order on 30th January that suspends admission to refugees from all countries for 120 days; restricts immigrants from some countries; and bars...
Christmas Tree Safety Tips
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, residential fire incidents are higher in the months of January, February and March - peaking in January. 15% of these fires are caused from heat sources, such as space heaters, fireplaces and even candles, being too close to...
Legal Protection for Construction Work Accidents
Typically the first piece of an injured worker’s claim involves worker’s compensation benefits. But Goodin Abernathy LLP’s experience handling construction accident cases provides clients with an in-depth review of all potential construction law claims. Our firm is...
Warehouse Workers’ Safety
In recent years Indiana’s warehousing sector has been outpacing national and regional growth, according to an analysis by the Indiana Business Review. (http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/ibr/2014/fall/pdfs/article1.pdf) That means more warehouse workers here in the Hoosier...
