An Illinois water processing plant and a Pennsylvania-based heavy equipment manufacturer were negligent in the death of a man killed during a construction project, a lawsuit filed by family members claims. According to the lawsuit Jose Meza was crushed to death after a safety harness became entangled in the skid steer loader he was operating at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant. The lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 in damages.
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LAWSUIT FILED AFTER MAN DIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITE
Posted: April 13, 2010 in CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WRONGFUL DEATHTags: alabama, alabama attorney, alabama lawyer, ALABAMA WORKERS COMP LAWYER, CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT, WORKPLACE INJURY
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Workers File Lawsuit After Plant Explosion
Posted: March 7, 2010 in CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, UNSAFE WORKPLACETags: alabama, attorney, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, HURT AT WORK, law, lawyer, plant explosion, WORKERS COMP, workers compensation
Workers at a Kleen Energy power plant filed a lawsuit against contractor after an explosion occurred during the gas line purge. The explosion occurred on February 7, 2010.
According to the Hartford Courant, th workers conducting the gas line purge were poorly trained and used gas fueled torches at the time of the blast. The plaintiffs suffered severe head injuries when they were thrown against the wall.
Oil Rig Workers File Lawsuit in Mississippi
Posted: March 4, 2010 in EMPLOYEE RIGHTSTags: alabama, employment discrimination, law, lawsuit, lawyer, mississippi, oil rig workers
Indian oil rig workers recruited to work on oil rigs in Mississippi post-Katrina, have filed multiple lawsuits alleging civil rights violations against Signal International, according to the New York Times,
The lawsuit alleges the oil rig workers were subjected to a discriminatory labor environment and forced to work in harsh working conditions in exchange for visas and green cards.
OVERTIME PAY LAWSUIT SETTLED FOR $42 MILLION WITH STAPLES
Posted: February 2, 2010 in EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, UNPAID OVERTIME, UNPAID WAGESTags: alabama, attorney, class action, collective action, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, Fair Labor Standards Act, HURT AT WORK, law, lawsuit, miscalssified employee, misclassified management, Staples, UNPAID OVERTIME, UNPAID WAGES
The Boston Globe is reporting Staples Inc. has settled a class action lawsuit which alleged Staples failed to pay assistant store managers overtime pay. The class representative alleged class members worked more than 50 hours per week and performed duties that did not include management duties. The putative class members alleged they are entitled to overtime pay from Staples.
The $42 million settlement includes more than 5500 current and former Staples employees.
$20 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS COMP FRAUD
Posted: January 30, 2010 in EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, INSURANCE CLAIM DENIALSTags: alabama, CLAIM DENIED, CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, HURT AT WORK, INSURANCE, insurance fraud, law, lawsuit, lawyer, WORKERS COMP, workers comp insurance, workers compensation
The LA Times is reporting a temporary agency has settled a workers compensation fraud lawsuit filed by the California Insurance Commission for $20 million. The Insurance Commission alleged the temporary agency, Staffing Services Inc., misrepresented the number of its employees and their job duties in order to pay less in insurance premiums. The regulators filed the lawsuit in November 2008 and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office prosecuted the case.
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