Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
March 18, 2022 • Safety Tips,West Virginia law
Walk on Left, Bike on Right Says WV Pedestrian Law
Pedestrians – people walking or jogging on roads – are 150% more likely to be killed in a West Virginia car accident than those traveling by car, truck, or SUV. In 2013 alone, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes, and more than 150,000 were treated in emergency rooms for crash-related injuries, according to the…
read moreJanuary 6, 2021 • Compensation for Injuries,Personal Injury Law,West Virginia law
Can an Accident Cause PTSD? Signs and Symptoms to Look For
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often associated with military combat and catastrophic events; however, PTSD may be more common than you think. In fact, about 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year, according to the National Center for PTSD. PTSD can happen after a person experiences or witnesses a frightening, shocking, or life-threatening…
read moreMay 8, 2020 • West Virginia law,Workplace Safety in West Virginia
WV Supreme Court Upholds Right-to-Work Law: Is That Good for Workers?
West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals just upheld West Virginia’s Workplace Freedom Act, which is a so-called right-to-work law. With a 5-0 decision, with one justice dissenting in part, the court has allowed West Virginia to join 27 other states that have enacted similar so-called “right-to-work”…
read moreJanuary 31, 2020 • Community Help WV,West Virginia law
WV Intermediate Court: How to Stop WV Lawmakers from Spending Taxpayer Money to Expand the Government
CHARLESTON, WV — If you had $10 million to spend in 2020 to help West Virginia, what would you do with it? Fix the roads, deal with the opioid crisis, or perhaps provide job training for workers? Or how about improving our schools and broadband access? There are many ways to improve our great state…
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