Preterm Injuries More Common With Women Over 40
Many women are choosing to have children in their 40s and later in life. In fact, women aged 404-44 are responsible for almost 12 births per 1,000 women. This is up 4% in three years. However, when a woman is pregnant over 40, she has a greater risk of preterm birth. With preterm births comes
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Zip Line Cruise Excursion Accident Almost Fatal
A passenger booked a zip line cruise excursion on a recent vacation. He expected a fun trip to the islands while at a port. What he didn’t expect was to nearly die while participating in a seemingly innocent adventure. Common Reasons Why Shore Excursion Injuries Happen Most shore excursions are fun and accident-free. However, this
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School Lunch Ground Beef Recalled
A Texas company is recalling more than 17 tons of ground beef it sold to the USDA for use by the National School Lunch Program because of complaints about pieces of hard white plastic pieces in the meat. About Food Recalls The Centers for Disease Control estimates each year there are 48 million cases of
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Sexual Harassment Complaints & HR's Role
When employees make sexual harassment complaints, they look to Human Resources (HR) for answers. HR is supposed to foster a respectful and safe workplace. Almost 94% of American companies have a sexual harassment policy, however, employees are still being harassed. This means that problem is bigger than we imagine. Sexual harassment is becoming part of the
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Even If You Gave Into Sexual Harassment, You Still Have a Claim
Even if you gave into sexual harassment, there are options. A job is there to support families and provide a sense of dignity. No one should manipulate jobs or careers for his or her own sexual pleasure. Unfortunately, the reality is a few have control over the many. Then, those in power use that authority
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Sexual Harassment Types
Federal law prohibits sexual harassment through Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This applies to employers that have 15 or more employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination that explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance, or
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Sexual Harassment Examples
Sexual harassment is repeated unwanted attention based on sex. This behavior is actionable under Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. It is important to contact a knowledgeable attorney like those at The Michael Brady Lynch Firm if you experienced any of these examples are your place of work. Sexual harassment can
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Respiratory Whistleblowers Will Split $11M For Exposing Illegal Billing
Four whistleblowers will split $11 million under the False Claims Act for providing information that led to exposing Linde AG-owned Lincare, one of the largest respiratory therapy service providers in the US, of fraudulently billing the government for oxygen and respiratory equipment. About the False Claims Act In 1863 to combat fraud in Union contracts during
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Children and the Opioid Crisis
From infancy, children with parents abusing opioids put these kids immediately at risk. Besides prenatal exposure, parents become distracted by drugs and become unable to provide children with the necessities to succeed. While seeing opioids around the house, children and teens are susceptible to trying the medication. Then, these kids are more likely to misuse
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The Most Critical MRI Question
Most patients getting an MRI don’t know to ask a critical question: Will the MRI use gadolinium or not? Researchers have found that the gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) can leave metal deposits in the body’s organs and tissues. This includes the brain. Medical professionals believe that this dye is harmlessly expelled by the body, however,
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