Have you or a loved one been exposed to asbestos? Asbestos has been known to cause several types of cancer, and it's important if you've been exposed to asbestos to know more about this carcinogen as well as what your next steps can be. What is asbestos? Asbestos occurs naturally in soil and rocks throughout [...]
Nearly 700 employees of IRS contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes according to a report from the agency's inspector general. More than half of those workers should be ineligible to work for the IRS because they're not enrolled in installment plans to pay back what they owe. The IRS requires both employees and contractors [...]
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration there are more than 5 million police-reported car crashes in our country every year. It's important to be prepared to know how to handle an accident since many people will deal with this stress at some point in their lives. The video below will walk you through [...]
Carl Potter and Deb Potter are Certified Management Consultants who work to create environments where no employees get hurt. They recently collected what they deem to be the top three safety myths regarding workplace injuries in an effort to clear up the confusion surrounding accidents at work. Myth: You cannot create a hazard-free workplace A [...]
Several spectators as well as a race official were injured following a wreck at the Grand Prix of Houston that sent debris into the crowd. IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti was still in the hospital Monday following the accident that launched his car over Takuma Sato's and into the fence on the final lap of Sunday's [...]
The nation is in a partial government shutdown, and as a result thousands of federal workers in Texas are set to begin furloughs. National parks as well as the Johnson Space Center in Houston are affected by the shutdown as well as three presidential libraries in Texas. The majority of Houston-area NASA employees will be [...]
Previously in accidents and tickets caused by texting while driving, the driver was considered the party at fault. But now those sending the texts may be held responsible. Right now in Texas there is no statewide texting and driving ban. But more and more communities are passing their own laws and enforcing them to cut [...]
While the number of children involved in ATV accidents has dropped in recent years, even just one small ATV accident can be life-changing for a child. http://www.cedarhills.org/loans-in-ga Between 2001 and 2010 360,000 children went to the hospital as a result of all-terrain vehicle accidents. Nine-year-old Jadyn Eberly has had nine months of skin grafts after [...]
Four Hospitalized After Car Crashes into Home Four people were hospitalized last week when a car crashed through a Carrolton, TX home. A car crashed through two fences and into the back of the home around 3:30 p.m. last Thursday. Three people were in the house at the time, a mother and her two children. [...]
As of September 1, several new laws are in effect in Texas. And if drivers don't know the new traffic and driving laws, they could be facing a fine. Police are on watch for people breaking more laws in school zones now that children are back in school. Payday Loans Overland Park Ks With children [...]