Posts tagged workers

• 7 Steps to Financial Stability for Injured & Disabled Workers

  Michael Lewis | September 26, 2011 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  1. Know that it IS achievable. Understand that you can be financially stable if and only if you make it a priority. You can overcome the obstacles you are facing with your money issues, as many...

• More on Hair Products and Formaldehyde

  Pierce Egerton | September 14, 2011 8:24 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Image: planetc1/flickr Back in June I posted a blog, When is Styling Hair Like Dissecting A Frog? That article discussed the dangers exposure to formaldehyde in hair products can pose to...

• Two Workers Injured in Durham Manhole

  Samantha Aktug | June 10, 2011 12:28 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Two employees of Triangle Grading and Paving suffocated while working in a manhole in Durham on June 7, 2011. The workers were apparently part of a crew laying pipe near the intersection of U.S. 70...

• NC Workers' Compensation Benefits Face Urgent Fight!

  Lawrence Egerton | March 23, 2011 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Workers’ compensation benefits are under attack in North Carolina. It is imperative that anyone who cares about injured workers in our state sign this vital petition—Do Not Hurt NC...

• Help NC Citizens Help Injured Workers

  Pierce Egerton | March 22, 2011 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Did you know that the current North Carolina Legislature is only days away from introducing legislation that will reduce workers’ compensation benefits? Do you realize that this...

• Is Workers Compensation worth saving?

  Michael Lewis | March 21, 2011 10:16 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In February, the North Carolina General Assembly moved closer to legislation that would significantly curb the amount of recovery that workers who are injured on the job can get through the North...

• Do You Really Care About Workers Rights? Then Act Now!

  Michael Lewis | March 07, 2011 9:40 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT WORKERS RIGHTS? The General Assembly is considering a new law that will destroy workers rights in North Carolina; if this bill becomes law it will: (1) take away...

• NC Workers Compensation Benefits are at Risk

  Michael Lewis | February 04, 2011 10:34 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  According to the following article appearing in the Raleigh News and Observer, blogs.newsobserver.com/business/nc-chamber-to-push-for-slate-of-pro-business-laws#storylink=misearch, earlier this...

• Heads Up! Falling Objects Threaten Construction Workers, Do-It-Yourselfers

  Pierce Egerton | May 27, 2010 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Guilford County EMS transported two construction workers from Mary Foust Hall on the campus of UNC Greensboro around 3:00 p.m. on May 26, 2010 after plaster similar to stucco fell on them from the...

• UPDATE: Amtrak Accident in Mebane, North Carolina

  Pierce Egerton | May 14, 2010 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  On May 13, 2010 I blogged about a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor-trailer that injured several commuters. Staff writers at news-record.com are now reporting that 12...