On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jun 27, 2014 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
Federal safety regulations prohibit commercial truck drivers from using handheld cellphones to talk or text. This rule is intended to help cut down on the number of distraction-related truck accidents involving cellphone use. Unfortunately, a growing body of evidence...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jun 19, 2014 | Firm News
Falls are some of the most common work-related injuries, particularly among workers at construction sites, warehouses, factories and others in physically demanding occupations. Some workplace falls involve trips, slips and stumbles on a slippery or obstructed walking...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jun 12, 2014 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
This coming Sunday, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In Ohio, which has one of the highest elderly populations in the country, nursing home neglect and other forms of elder abuse have been characterized as a silent epidemic. Fortunately, one of the best...
On Behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | Jun 5, 2014 | Firm News, Truck Accidents
Some members of the trucking industry are pushing Congress to ease back on a trucking safety law that limits the number of hours that truckers may work in any given week. That regulation, which went into effect in July 2013, sets a 70-hour cap on the workweek for...