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Legal Responsibility of the Railroads Under FELA and Boiler Inspection Act
Under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), a railroad has a duty to exercise ordinary care under the circumstances to provide its employees with a reasonably safe place within which to work.
Court decisions interpreting FELA have held that the railroads owe a duty to provide reasonably safe and suitable tools, machinery, and appliances with […]
Hedging Strategies Can Reduce Investment Losses
Financial losses suffered by investors because their broker failed to recommend an appropriate hedging strategy can be recovered. There are literally thousands of “typical” or traditional hedging strategies that stockbrokers utilize, or in some cases fail to use. There have also been numerous reports that brokers at times misuse hedging strategies.
In general, hedging strategies […]
The Americans with Disabilities Act Protects Qualified Individuals
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
An employer is required to make a reasonable […]
Human Tissue Scandal Rocks Medical World
In February 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered human body tissue recovery and distribution company Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. to cease manufacturing human body tissue. The report was the culmination of a years-long investigation into ethical and health violations in the recovery of human body tissue to be used in transplants, skin grafts […]
The Dangers of Vinyl Chloride
Vinyl Chloride is perhaps something that is not widely considered; however, is more widespread than most people know as it is used in so many manufacturing processes. There are many regulatory measures in place regarding its use.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) assigns a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number too many different chemical compounds for […]
Fiduciary Duty Means Following Prudent Investment Practices
The term “fiduciary” is inclusive of people who have the legal responsibility for managing someone else’s money; this includes investment committees of retirement plans, trustees of private trusts and investment advisors. In general, a fiduciary must act for the benefit of the individual to whom they owe fiduciary duties, to the exclusion of any contrary […]
Ensuring Employee Safety With Machine Guards
In the United States, there are millions of workers that endure hard labor jobs, which require physical interaction with machines to build, develop, construt or weld together buildings, cars, etc. However, thousands of those workers are injured on the job annually. One of the most common types of workplace injuries occurs when machine operators suffer […]
Supermarkets Especially Prone to Slip and Fall Injuries
Going to the market isn’t just for dinner anymore…in fact, supermarkets are often the site of dangerous slip and fall injuries. A study from the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) of Southlake, Texas has stated that supermarkets and grocery stores pay over $450 million in legal expenses and settlements each year due to slip and […]
