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• Careful Using Space Heaters During the Winter

  Jenny Albano | November 18, 2007 9:16 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Space heaters can pose a significant risk of fire or electrical shocks if they are not used properly and safely. Space heaters are the leading cause of home fires during December, January and February-but such disasters can be prevented with a few simple precautions.When used improperly, space heaters-gas-fueled, kerosene-fueled or electric, fixed or portable, wood stoves and fireplaces can all...

• Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Information

  Margaret Embry | May 14, 2009 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Workers' compensation is a type of no fault insurance to provide medical expenses and lost wages to employees who are injured while working. Employers are required to have workers' compensation...

• Social Security Benefits and the Current Economic Crisis

  Leonard Cordeiro | March 27, 2009 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  The ramifications of the current economic crisis in the United States are profound. Everyone ranging from top executives in “Corporate America” to the average blue collar worker on...

• Weekly Benefits under the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Act

  Robert Audette | October 17, 2008 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation System (Part II) This is the second entry of a series on the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation system. The purpose of this series is to inform our...

• Medical Treatment for the Injured Worker in Rhode Island

  Sam Bazar | January 27, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation System (Part III) This is the third entry of a series on the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation system. The purpose of this series is to inform our...

• Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Law

  Sam Bazar | September 10, 2008 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation System (Part I) This is the first entry of a series on the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation system. The purpose of this series is to inform our readers about...

• Liability for alcohol consumption at your home

  Sam Bazar | August 07, 2008 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Can you be held responsible for the acts of a Drunk Driver who drank at your home and then injures someone on the road?

• Hospital/Nursing Home Infections Increasing

  Robert Audette | December 11, 2008 5:16 PM | 1 CommentProvidence, RI

  Over 2 million hospital acquired infections occur each year according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also estimates that another 1.5 million infections occur annually in...

• Good Advice For Dog Bite Victims

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  I ran across a column written by an attorney in a small Illinois newspaper. Basically, it talks about residents of that state being entitled to compensation when attacked by a vicious dog. While laws in every state differ, the author did offer up some good steps to take if you ever find yourself the victim of a dog bite.* Obtain immediate emergency treatment, giving the medical provider a...

• 3 Deaths in Rollover Car Crash

  Courtney Mills | August 17, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsProvidence, RI

  Three people died in a rollover crash on Thursday afternoon, and a fourth was injured, in Tiverton, Rhode Island, the police said. The driver was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle, causing his car to edge off the roadway and flip over, sliding onto its roof. The accident occurred at approximately 5:00pm.The driver and two of the passengers were killed...