Archives for: October 29th, 2015
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 29, 2015
Depending on your career, the workplace can be quite dangerous. Thousands of employees across the U.S. are at serious risk of injury every day while on the job. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), in 2014 approximately 4,619 U.S. workers were killed on the job. This […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 26, 2015
What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation is an insurance program paid for by employers in order to protect employees from the negative consequences of on-the-job injuries. Workers’ compensation provides employees with a variety of benefits (including medical, rehab and income) if an employee is injured while working. Though the type of insurance and injury sustained […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 19, 2015
Police officers can sometimes be intimidating, especially for drivers getting pulled over. Acting in a responsible manner and treating officers with respect will go a long way, even if you are pulled over for a minor infraction. When a police officer signals you to pull over on the side of the road, it is important that you […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 8, 2015
It’s Monday morning and you are rushing to get to work by 8 a.m. After oversleeping and forgetting to brush your teeth, the morning is already making you want to crawl back in bed. You are one stoplight away from turning into your office parking lot, when all of the sudden your car propels forward […]