What Legal Benefits Do Union Members Qualify For?
Union members, employees and workers just like you, profit from a union’s collective haggling capability to negotiate with employers on their behalf. This basic right gives union members more power than what you’d gain negotiating as an individual. There is strength in numbers. Legal Benefits More than the power of negotiation, unions allow for legal […]
Wrongful Death On Dangerous Properties In Tulsa
Wrongful Death On Dangerous Properties In Tulsa If a wrongful death occurs in your family, you need an attorney to assist in filing a claim against the guilty party. People who own dangerous properties must assume liability for deaths that happen on their property, and you cannot manage a case like this on your own. […]
Tulsa Railroad crossing accidents
Railroad crossing accidents are more common than you’d think. In fact, there are nearly 3,000 reported railroad crossing accidents annually. While trains always have the right-of-way at crossings, motorists continue to be involved in these kinds of collisions for a number of factors. Negligence on behalf of a railroad company in these instances is difficult […]
Oklahoma Heat & Outdoor Jobs
Oklahoma is already home to some of the most dangerous jobs in America. Roughnecks, construction workers, pilots, steel workers, roofers, refuse collectors, farmers, ranchers and truck drivers make the Top Ten Most Dangerous Jobs lists just about every year. Adding triple-digit temperatures to those work environments makes a tough working environment even more dangerous. Occupational […]
Oklahoma Death Penalty
Rather than face life imprisonment, Oklahoma prisoner James French murdered his cellmate to apparently coax the state of Oklahoma to execute him. In 1966, they did. French was the last person to be electrocuted in Oklahoma. After that execution, the state of Oklahoma retired the electric chair. Recently a new controversy surrounding the Death Penalty […]
Tulsa Construction & It’s Effect On Car Accidents
“Where there are no oxen the trough is clean. But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.” As the ancient proverb eloquently puts it, with growth comes complication. This idea speaks to the current situation in Tulsa. We have seen considerable growth, which can be a very positive thing, and right along with […]
Who Could Be Sued For Wrongful Death?
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” – Abraham Lincoln Where does responsibility lie when a wrongful death occurs? More to the point, who can be appropriately held responsible for wrongful death by way of being named in the lawsuit? In a fatal auto accident, for example, there are potentially a […]
Measures Employers Should Take To Help The Disabled
“The time is always right to do what’s right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Since most of us will spend the majority of our days, weeks, months, years, and lives with the people we work with, our work environment has a direct affect on the quality of our lives. While there are certainly some employees that […]
What Criteria Must Be Met To Obtain Social Security Disability in Oklahoma?
Oklahomans who are interested in pursing federal Social Security Disability benefits must go through Oklahoma’s own unique system of application and delivery. Here’s how it works. The Application – The Disability Determination Division (DDD) Under the Department of Rehabilitative Services in Oklahoma is the Disability Determination Division (DDD). This is the office that would be […]