Workplace Injuries

• Worker Killed in Industrial Workplace Incident at Texas Instruments in Dallas

  Bryan Pope | October 12, 2011 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A worker at a Texas Instruments plant in Dallas, Texas was killed Monday in a major incident. Apparently, there was an explosion at a water purifier which resulted in the worker being impaled by the...

• Massive Explosion and Fire at Texas Chemical Plant Causes Public Safety Concerns

  Bryan Pope | October 03, 2011 7:19 PM | 5 CommentsDallas, TX

  A huge explosion this morning at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Texas caused a massive fire which created a potentially dangerous situation for the area around the plant. According to...

• Types of On the Job Construction Accidents

  Jeff Rasansky | March 09, 2010 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  When you are injured at work there are steps you should take in order to insure that your rights and benefits are not harmed as a result of the injury. Taking appropriate action after the injury...

• Employee Right to Choose Doctor When Injured On the Job

  Jeff Rasansky | March 13, 2009 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Each morning when I arrive at work – usually by about six - I’m surprised to see the construction crews already on site next door. Next door to our Dallas office another...

• Construction Crane Accident Attorney in Dallas

  Jeff Rasansky | January 05, 2009 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Construction accidents are very common in that particular industry. There are many perilous aspects to working around construction and it is quite easy to get hurt when working on scaffolding and...

• Dallas Brain Injury Lawyer: How do I determine who is at fault?

  Jeff Rasansky | September 23, 2008 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Question: I received a brain injury while on the job. How do I determine who is at fault? Answer: Whenever you are injured on the job, you are able to receive workers’ compensation benefits....

• 1 Man Killed, 7 Injured After Wall Collapses at Rice University

  Jeff Rasansky | June 20, 2008 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  A wall collapse at a construction site on the Rice University campus has left one worker dead and seven others injured. The collapse happened at around 4 p.m. Five workers were trapped when some...

• Worker Seriously Injured By Heavy Equipment Accident

  Jeff Rasansky | April 29, 2008 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  According to this article at silive.com, a worker at a Staten Island construction site was injured Monday night after he fell off of a front-end loader and was crushed by one of the wheels. The...

• Parkland Hospital Sued for Unpaid Overtime

  RLF Staff | March 14, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Claiming she and other nurses had not been paid overtime for work done over the course of three years, Carrolton-resident Angela Valcho has filed a lawsuit against Parkland Health & Hospital System. As an hourly employee, a 30-minute lunch was automatically deducted when clocking in and out of the payroll system. According to her attorney, Alan Crone, Valcho claims there were several days when...

• Overtime Recordkeeping

  Jeremi Young | June 06, 2006 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Many employers will tell employees that overtime will not be paid without the permission of a supervisor.However, supervisors then give employees too much work to be completed in a 40-hour week, which requires the employee to work longer to avoid disappointing his/her supervisor. Then if the employee submits the time worked, it is refused because it was not approved. This is not legal.The...