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Month: January 2016

Workplace injuries happen far more than illnesses

Workers in Pennsylvania may have a right to compensation after workplace injuries or illnesses that arise due to conditions in the workplace, so these are often considered together when looking at compensation claim statistics. However, breaking down the numbers shows that injuries are much more common than illnesses. According to...

Study of restart rule: why should we care?

We began speaking last time about a Congressionally-led study of a currently suspended hours of service rule, and the Department of Transportation’s ongoing review of the study. As we noted last time, the suspension of the restart rule was heavily advocated by the trucking industry, which has raised concerns about...

Should you let people move you after a workplace injury?

So you’ve suffered a workplace injury, perhaps after a fall, one of the most common ways that workers get hurt. What happens in the immediate aftermath of the injury is incredibly important. If you’re conscious, should you let people move you? There are some situations where being moved is very...

Young workers have rights, too

Workers who are still minors—under the age of 18—are allowed to work in many situations, even though there are stipulations regarding the hours they can work and what industries they can work in. It’s important for these younger workers to know that they also have rights if they are injured...

Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.3

In recent posts, we’ve been looking at how human error factors into the discussion of liability for accidents involving automatic driving technology. As has been pointed out, automatic vehicles as currently designed may, in some instances at least, be more prone to accidents due to the fact that they do...

Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.2

Last time, we began looking at how driverless technology, while largely cutting out human error and thus reducing many types of motor vehicle accidents, may simultaneously be increasing the possibility of certain other types of accidents. The data is still rather scant to make definite conclusions, but given what we...

Automatic driving technology, human error, and liability, P.1

Fault is obviously an important issue in car accident litigation, and it is critical for plaintiffs to build a strong case for liability. Without doing so, a plaintiff’s case will not go very far. Fault can be proven in a number of ways depending on the circumstances, but the heart...