Recent Swedish research by online medicinal journal PLoS Medicine has found that whiplash, the head and back injury which results in countless whiplash claims every year, is more likely to heal faster with the aid of positive thinking. Whiplash injur...

As a result of progress in negotiations with the Department of Labour, staff who belong to the PSA, New Zealand’s Public Service Association, have lifted some of their strike action fuelled by accidents at work. The PSA is New Zealand’s largest pu...

Personal injury solicitors and insurance giant Norwich Union is shedding more than 350 jobs in the city as part of a massive overhaul of its business. The company is cutting 359 positions at its Pynes Hill office - leaving just 54 posts. The shock move al...

No win, no fee legal claims firms asked a pay out of almost £9million from councils, in compensation from the last three years. New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that Sunderland City Council paid out £4,761,750 in compensa...

Often injured workers wonder, how can this be happening to me? Take for example, Karen, one of my clients. Karen, was a 35 year old wife and mother of three working in the factory. Karen was a dependable worker who always came to work on time and had n...

Copyright (c) 2008 Robert Keefer On April 23, 2008 Virginia signed a contract to purchase Intoximeter's EC/IR II to replace its fleet of 10 to 12 year old breath testers. Consistent with the Regulations for Breath Alcohol Testing the device is not lis...

Driver tiredness accounts for around one fifth of accidents on major roads, and is responsible for around 300 deaths per year on the UK's roads. The road safety website Think! has recently launched a campaign to try to combat the issue of car accidents...

One person on the planet who can help animals on a daily basis is an animal cruelty investigator. These are people who are trained to ensure that the animal laws, which were put into place by the governments of various states and countries, are followed. ...

According to figures released by insurers Crystal Claims, 70 per cent of compensation claims following a road accident are for whiplash-related injuries. You-claim's more in-depth figures show that 43 per cent of the more serious incidents that required h...

Hundreds of veterans who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s, have seen their claim for compensation in doubt due to existing laws on personal injury claims. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has indicated that it will use the defence of limitation to di...

There exists General Negligence when one person caused damage to another person due to willful disregard to or lack of the necessary precautions that an ordinary man is expected to observe. When a person suffered damages on account of another person’...

In the field of Labor and Employment, the law specifically abhors discrimination. Legislations are being enacted in order to put an end to this unlawful practice. Some of these laws which are already implemented in Los Angeles, California are: 1. The A...

A stun gun can be a very useful weapon when it is used correctly. It is going to give an electrical shock to the muscle of a person that it is applied to and will usually keep them down for about thirty minutes. The taser will projectile the shock an...

Many people today want to be protected each time they leave their home. For this protection they are choosing stun guns. Stun gun sales are increasing over the past few years. Many people either do not want to carry a real gun or are not allowed to h...

In order to apply for a work permit you need to be in a good position to work. This could mean you are highly skilled with a degree, or it could just mean you have an employer ready to take you on. Highly skilled migrants could apply for the Highly Skil...