While there are various federal laws that offer protection to employees all over the country, Vermont has various additional laws that provide greater protections for their employees. These laws cover areas such as pregnancy accommodation, paid sick leave and higher minimum wage. Employers in Vermont are required to abide by both federal and state laws…
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Can My Employer Make Me Take a Drug Test After an Injury?
Drug testing is complicated territory and laws are moving in favor of employees, but your employer may still be allowed to require a post-injury drug test. Each state has different rules. If your employer requires a drug test, they will typically need to prove that they had a reason to believe that intoxication led to…
Personal Injury Claim and Lawsuit Timeline
When you or someone you love has been injured, your first concern is healing the physical injuries. But the bills can pile up fast, and you need to know what you can do to get paid for the harm caused by someone else’s negligence. For serious injuries, a personal injury lawsuit may be your best…
Car Accident Medical Expenses: What to Expect
Being in a serious car accident is traumatic for everyone involved, and the aftermath of a vehicle accident can be painful, stressful and expensive. At a time when you should be focusing 100% of your energy on your recovery—if recovery is even possible—your focus is probably being drawn in many different directions: How much work…
Traumatic Brain Injury after a Car Accident
If you have been involved in a serious car accident, you know how frightening vehicle accidents can be, and you also know the aftermath of a car accident can be a nightmare, especially when you’re left with medical bills you can’t afford, a long period of recuperation and recovery that will affect your ability to…
Why Your Auto Insurance Company Is Devaluing Your Claim
Let’s face it, auto insurance is a for-profit entity. This means that their main business is making money, and not protecting their customers. Many drivers, however, don’t see the true colors of their insurance company until they’re involved in an accident. Even though you pay your premiums on time each month, you may discover that…
More Fathers Are Getting Custody of Kids
Good news for fathers trying to get custody of their kids during and after a divorce: your chances are winning physical custody of your children are higher than ever before, and mothers across the country are facing the reality that the “tender years doctrine” is virtually gone forever. The tender years doctrine, around since the…
The Car Insurance You Can’t Do Without
“I don’t have insurance, but it wasn’t my fault!” We hear this way too often from people who have major injuries following an automobile collision. The car you are driving is suddenly t-boned by another vehicle that ran a red light and you suffer a severely broken leg. You have no health or automobile insurance. …
The Distracted Driving Epidemic
Most of us have done it at some point or another. Some of us do it way too often. Some claim to never do it all. Texting while driving has become a crisis of epic proportions. Driving while distracted is an offense that knows no gender, no race, no socioeconomic status, no education level and…
Obtaining Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled Employees
Applying for a job is already stressful enough, without having to worry about disability discrimination. This form of discrimination can occur during the hiring process or after the you’ve accepted a new job. Fortunately, there are a few federal laws meant to protect disabled folks from undue hardship. Laws The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)…