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No matter where you work, your employer has to abide by certain safety guidelines in the workplace. These guidelines, usually mandated by government agencies, ensure that workers stay free from injury and harassment and help to make sure that everyone uses good judgment around heavy machinery or while performing job duties. However, workplace safety issues can crop up, especially if an employer has been negligent with employee training or providing safety equipment.

Regardless of what your employer has provided for you and other workers, you should be familiar with what can happen on the job. Here are a few common workplace safety issues that can crop up:

• Employers don’t inform workers of their job responsibilities. Before you begin work, you should receive Read the rest of this entry »

Each year, more than 20,000 people die as the result of traffic accidents, and around 2 million more sustain injuries. However, one of the most common risk factors in these accidents is the type of vehicle involved. Semi truck accidents can do some of the most damage to drivers of much smaller passenger vehicles, which can lead to personal injury litigation if the collision was severe enough.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that there are an average of 11 auto accidents that involve at least one semi truck each day. In total, truck accidents kill 4,000 people each year; that figure also includes dump truck accidents and Read the rest of this entry »

The U.S. immigration laws are bad – really, really bad. I’d say treatment of immigrants is one of the greatest injustices done in our government’s name,” Bill Gates once said. Immigrants of all economic statuses take monumental risks in the hopes of being welcomed into the United States. Those risks, after time, can start to add up. So what are the hidden costs associated with coming to America?

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Want to stay in America for good? You’re going to have to plead your case. Sure, visa paperwork is all available for free but navigating the application is nearly impossible for a lay person. If you or your family want a chance at being granted a visa or citizenship, you’ll need to get an immi Read the rest of this entry »

While it’s common for people to associate bankruptcy with many different stigmas, bankruptcy is actually the perfect opportunity to attain a fresh financial start. In fact, many people who have filed bankruptcy in the past later report that they have experienced personal growth, and that they are able to manage their finances.

Many bankruptcy myths and negative associations are a far cry from what bankruptcy is actually about. For example, many people wrongfully assume that those who file for bankruptcy are doing so because due to poor financial management skills. However, according to he America Journal of Medicine, more than half — 62% — of bankruptcy filings in the United States are due to illness or medical bills. In addition, a 2011 study found that 60% of bankruptcy filers earn salaries Read the rest of this entry »

Throughout history, private investigation companies have often used every tool at their disposal to help their clients uncover the information they seek. Examples of their contributions to the field of investigation include the use of forensics, surveillance, cyber investigation and more; in previous times, some private investigation services would specifically hire children and woman, who were considered less capable of subterfuge, to act as private detectives. Whatever tactic is being used, however, most private investigators would likely agr Read the rest of this entry »