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OSHA Looking Into Riding Mower Safety After Incidents
Just within the last few weeks, at least three workers with landscape companies in Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have been killed on the job when the riding mowers or tractors overturned into a stream bed or other source of water. This sudden spate of fatalities has caught the attention of the U.S. Occupational Safety and…
Food Safety Whistleblower Rule
OSHA Issues New Final Food Safety Whistleblower Rule It can’t be denied that among the people on the front lines of the fight for better food safety are food production workers, from field workers to grocery store clerks. However, when they see problems that may cause possible health problems for the people who consume…
Catching Distracted Drivers
A New Tool for Catching Distracted Drivers The Hill Law Firm would like to remind everyone that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Our goal is to see to it that everyone gets to wherever they’re going safely, and we urge everyone to put away their cell phones while they’re driving and make everyone…
Fisher-Price Infant Swing Recall
When new parents buy products for their infant children, they rightfully expect the products to have been tested and determined to be safe for their child to use. Unfortunately, sometimes a manufacturer fails in their duty. Case in point: Due to a possible risk of the baby falling, Fisher-Price has decided to issue a voluntary…
Texas Airbag Fatality
A rear-end collision that occurred on March 31 in Fort Bend County, near Houston, has taken the life of a 17-year-old Texas girl. According to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Department, the crash was “moderate” and wouldn’t have caused any serious injuries. However, the exploding Takata airbag, which was supposed to save her life,…
Texas FLSA Overtime Ruling
According to a federal judge for the Western District of Texas, personal trainers who work at Texas locations of Gold’s Gym, which are owned by Gold’s Texas Holding Groups Inc., are not exempt employees, based on definitions laid out in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). What that means is, they are eligible to…
Texas Pedestrians Warned of Jaywalking Danger
Just this past weekend, a pedestrian in San Antonio was struck and killed while attempting to cross the access road for Loop 1604 between Rogers Ranch and Military Drive. One vehicle managed to swerve to avoid the pedestrian, but the driver of a second vehicle apparently did not see him, so he had no…