For years now, Uber has been the leader in the ridesharing industry, with Lyft nipping at its heels for a couple of years, but Uber has certainly seen its fair share of difficult times. In fact, Uber has been under fire frequently for harassment of employees, creating a hostile work environment, endangering passengers by not checking the … [Read more...]
Is My Aged Loved One Being Overmedicated?
It can be a heart-wrenching decision to seek outside care for an aged loved one when the time comes that more care than you can provide as a family member is needed. Choosing an assisted living facility or nursing home for your elderly family member is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. We’d like to think that the people we … [Read more...]
Aviation Inspectors Fear Retaliation for Reporting Dangers
People always say that flying is safer than driving, and the statistics certainly do support that claim. But with two deadly Boeing air disasters resulting in hundreds of fatalities occurring over just a few months, many people who enjoy flying are beginning to doubt how safe it is. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors are not … [Read more...]
Colorado’s Historic New Equal Pay Law
Governor Jared Polis signs House Bill (Photo Credit: Colorado Senate GOP, Public Domain) Jared Polis was elected Governor of Colorado in November of 2018. He is the first openly gay man to serve as Governor, and that is not the only contribution he is making to history. Polis has been able to sign the country’s first equal pay for equal work … [Read more...]
Roundup Now Linked to Liver Disease
More bad news for Monsanto: The main active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, glyphosate, has been linked to liver disease, according to researcher at the University of California, San Diego. Lead researcher Paul Mills, the Director of UCSD's Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health, found that a group of patients … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case on Feres Doctrine – Again
The Feres doctrine resulted from a 1950 Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the United States Government could not be held liable for injuries suffered by active duty military members due to the negligence of other active duty military members. The Feres doctrine prevents our service members from having the same rights as every … [Read more...]
Monsanto Defense Attacked Scientific Witness Credibility in Pilliod Case
The legal team for Monsanto attempted a new defense strategy in the latest lawsuit claiming Roundup weed killer caused cancer, Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. In the first two trials in which terminally ill people claimed the once-popular weed killer caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure, the Monsanto’s legal team focused mainly on simply … [Read more...]
States Ban Pesticide that EPA Refuses to Ban
The Environmental Protection Agency’s inaction regarding setting standards for PFAS in drinking water has come under fire in recent months, and now Trump’s EPA is dropping the ball again, many say. This time, the EPA is refusing to ban a dangerous chemical, chlorpyrifos, found in pesticides used in agricultural and non-agricultural settings. … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to Planned Parenthood Funding Blocked by Federal Judge
Pink out for Planned Parenthood March, New York, New York (Photo Credit: INeverCry, CC 2.0) A federal judge in Washington State recently issued an injunction preventing the Trump Administration’s changes to Title X from taking effect as planned on May 3. Title X is a federal grant program used to provide funding to clinics that provide health … [Read more...]
Bill Would Allow Active Duty Military to Sue DOD
Representative Jackie Speier, a Congresswoman from California and the Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced a bill that would allow active duty members of the military to sue the U.S. Government for medical malpractice. Currently, military members cannot sue the government for medical malpractice even if their injuries occur … [Read more...]
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