A new medical study, funded by FEMA to determine if first responders are at risk of suffering sudden death or other cardiac events, has found that firefighters have cardiac disease more frequently than the U.S. population.

Iowa workers’ compensation lawyer, Corey Walker, has written Iowa Workers Compensation – An Insider’s Guide
to help injured Iowans understand the money and medical benefits they are entiltled to as a result of an injury whiile at work and their responsbilities under the Iowa workers’ compensation law.

The Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA) says that if you have work overtime you are to be paid for any additional work you did over and above a standard 40 hor work week.

The employers of First Responders never give up and use any excuse to reduce the beneifts of Florida First Responders. Read how the City of Miami tried to reduce the benefits to one of the City’s finest at “Court Rejects Reduction of Flordia First Responder’s Wage Loss Benefits By Receipt of Pension”.

One of the common Florida overtime wage law violations happens when you are not paid for breaks that are more than 5 minutes but less than 20 minutes or when you work through your lunch period. If you are eating your tuna sandwich and answering phones or typing during lunch hour you must be paid for that time.

Does your Florida employer give you work to take home and then refuse to pay your for the time you spent doing your “homework?”

Many Floridians travel during the summer months to the cooler climate of Kentucky. My freind and fellow attorney, Michael A. Schafer has written an impassioned plea to the Kentucky legislature to ban the use of cellphones without using a headset or earpiece. Attorney Michael A. Schafer is a Kentucky personal injury lawyer who has seen the tragic results of using a phone while driving.

If you have any friend or family in Northern Ohio who have been involved in an auto accident or have been bitten by a dog, I suggest you contact Chuck.

Clearwater personal injury lawyer Jim Dodson has written this auto insurance guide for all Florida drivers and it is a must read. Avoid making a BIG mistake by failing to get the right kind on insurance coverage. Attorney Jim Dodson steers you right and will help answer your questions about Florida auto insurance.