Not all sounds are noise: noise is a sound that bothers people and can affect their capacity to work by causing tension and disturbing concentration. Noise can cause accidents by making communication and alarm signals difficult to distinguish. Furthermore,...
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Financial habits that help immigrants succeed Immigrants and their businesses The TV channel CNBC made a report dedicated to the habits or financial customs of immigrants who arrive in the United States pursuing a better life. Immigrants, in many cases, flee violent countries or where...
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Injuries in toxic workplaces There are a wide range of US businesses and factories which use substances and chemicals on a daily basis that are hazardous to human beings without the proper precautions. Although at one time certain chemicals were thought to be...
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Bicycle accident cases in the United States Cyclists always run the risk of being involved in serious accidents, and even losing their lives, due to the recklessness or lack of alertness on the part of car, bus, and truck drivers; roadways in poor condition; or factory...
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Examples of repetitive work injuries Injuries suffered at work are not always caused by sudden accidents. Occasionally, daily stress of repetitive motion can cause a progressive injury that has to be treated to stop the damage. Get to know more about accidents at work...
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What should you do if you are injured at work? Steps to follow for an injured worker You should notify your employer, in writing, of the injury details: when, where, and how you were injured. You should do this within thirty days of your injury. Medical reports are essential...
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Differences between permanent and temporary disability from work When a worker is injured at work, the amount of workers’ compensation benefits he or she will receive depends on the type of injury the worker sustained, and those may be: Temporary Total Disability With this type of injury,...
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Legal definition of wrongful dismissal According to the legal definition of wrongful dismissal, this exists when the act of terminating a contract or dismissing an employee violates one or more state and/or federal laws or breaches a written or de facto contract. These definitions...
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What US states issue ID’s for undocumented immigrants? There are several cities in the US that grant municipal identification cards to residents, including people who have no legal immigration status and are undocumented. The names of the cards and the cities issuing them are the following: ELM...
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States sue Trump to void renewal of DACA The DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), implemented by former President Barack Obama in 2012, which protects more than 750 thousand young people who came to the United States as children, suffers a new attack from part of...
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No more asylum applications will be processed in US border Immigrants Arrive At The Mexico-U.S. Border Nearly 100 Central American immigrants, mainly coming from countries like Honduras and El Salvador, arrived at the Mexico-U.S. Border in San Ysidro, California with the firm objective of seeking asylum from US authorities....
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Citykey, Chicago id for residents (including undocumented) The CityKey, officially presented by the mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and the municipal secretary, Anna M. Valencia on April 26, may be requested by the 2.7 million residents of the city of Chicago, regardless of their immigration status,...
After the post of Joaquín Castro, a congressman from Texas, who on his Twitter account shared the name of...
California has become the first state in the country to offer government-subsidized health benefits to young adults living illegally...
The race for the presidency of the United States has begun, and Democratic candidates participate in debates to promote...