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Category: Abogado
- Los Abogados del Pueblo
Category: Age Discrimination
- Attorney Jim Higgins Discusses Age Discrimination Case
- Alleged Age Discrimination by Texas Roadhouse
- Employee Awarded $193,000 in Age Discrimination Lawsuit
- Court to determine if Fired Google Manager was victim of Age Discrimination
- Supreme Court Raises Burden of Proof For Age Discrimination Claims
- Tennessee workers impacted by Supreme Court Decision
- Age Discrimination Cases Potentially Impacted by Proposed Law
Category: Americans with Disabilities Act
- Tennessee HOA pays $156,000 to settle disability-discrimination lawsuit
- City Electrical Department Lineman Gets $160,000 Settlement for Federal Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
- First ADA ATM accessibility class action lawsuit is filed
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission obtains $5 million settlement in ADA pattern and practice lawsuit
- Wendy’s Restaurant Settles ADA Claim
- Family Video Company to pay $75,000.00 for ADA Violations
- Auto Parts Company Agreed to pay $750,000 in Settlement for Tennessee EEOC Lawsuit over Drug Testing
- New Case Impacts Tennessee Disability Discrimination Claims
- Appeals Court Maintains Verdict on Discrimination of Hearing Impaired Applicant
- 6th Circuit Modifies Test for Disability Discrimination
- Tyson Foods Reach Settlement in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- Tennessee Wal-Mart Employee Terminated After Cancer Surgery
- Woman Files Lawsuit over Pregnancy Discrimination
- Convenience Store Chain to Pay Settlement in HIV Case
- Starbucks Company Settles Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- Finish Line Company to Face Discrimination Suit on Ex-Worker’s Behalf
- Verdict Reached in Perceived Disability Lawsuit
- Lawsuits Involving Obesity Discrimination
- Princeton Health Care System Faces Lawsuit for Disability Discrimination
Category: Asbestos Injury
- Jury Awards $ 2 million in Mesothelioma case
- Judge removed from $322 million Asbestos Case due to Family History
- Jury Awards 1.5 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
- Mesothelioma Lawsuit against Ford Ends in $2.5M Jury Award
- Jury Awarded $322 Million to Man in Asbestos Lawsuit
- Asbestos Lawsuit Settlement with Smithsonian Sheds Light on a National Workplace Cancer
- Asbestos Lawsuit News Military Defense Contractor Faces Class Action Lawsuit
- Tennessee Asbestos Lawsuits and Injuries Continue, TN Supreme Court Expands Who Can Recover Damages
Category: automobile accidents
- Navigating the Legal Landscape: The Surge in Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents in Tennessee
- From Uber to Lyft: Who’s Liable in a Rideshare Accident?
- How our Attorney, Nathan Mauer’s, Previous Work Can Benefit Your Case
- Tempe Woman is Struck and Killed by Self Driving Uber Car, Now the Question Remains: Who is Responsible?
- Drowsy Driving Accounts for One in 10 Highway Car Crashes
- Supreme Court Denies GM: Lawsuits For Deadly Ignition Switch Can Pursue
- What Happens If Your In An Accident With A Self Driving Car?
- Tennessee Law Proposes New Bill That Give Drivers Immunity for Hitting Protesters
- The Textalyzer: Fair and Reasonable or Invasion of Privacy? – You Tell Us
- Family of Killed 17-Year-Old Settles Faulty Airbag Lawsuit
- Parking Lot Accidents Account for 1 in 5 Collisions
- Tennessee Law Caps Monetary Damages for Chattanooga Bus Accident Victims
- A Tennessee School Bus Crash Heightens the Debate on Seatbelt Usage
- Tennessee Pedestrian and Bicyclist Deaths Higher than in the last Twenty Years
- GM Recalls 200,000 Cars for Takata Air Bag Trouble
- Discount Tire recalls 79,513 truck and SUV replacement tires
- Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Tony Stewart on behalf of the family of Kevin Ward Jr.
- TDOT Releases Findings on Potentially Dangerous Section of I-40 in Wilson County
- Finding the Right Tennessee Car Accident Lawyer
- Highway Guardrails Are Killing Drivers, Says Industry Insider
- To Settle, or Not To Settle: That is the question
- What To Do If You Are In a Car Accident
- Texting and Driving Continues Deadly Impact on Tennessee Roadways
- Frequently Asked Questions from Tennessee Personal Injury Clients
- Toyota Sudden Acceleration Trial Begins
- Death of Motorcycle Driver Leads to Tennessee Negligence Lawsuit
- Pedestrian in Car Accident Asking For $185,000 in Damages in Russell Brand Lawsuit
- Texting and Driving Accidents in Tennessee
- Toyota Settles Two Sudden Acceleration Cases
- NFL player Suh Settles Car Crash lawsuit
- Jury Awards $13 million in Fatal Car Accident Case
- Parents File Lawsuit against General Motors and the School District after Their Daughter was killed in a Vehicle Accident
- Tennessee Court ruled Metro had ‘no duty’ to summon closer ambulance for man after Car Accident
- Tennessee School Cuts Check for $700,000.00 Related To Bus Crash
- Fatal 2010 Disney Bus Crash Lawsuit Settled
- Business attempting to curb employee’s use of cell phones while driving
- Federal Study Reveals One Third of U.S. Teens Text while Driving
- Accidents Caused by Cell Phone Use While Driving Cost Employers Millions in Jury Awards
- Settlement Reached in Drunken Driving Accident Involving Teen
- Jury Reached $5.2 Million Verdict against Driver and Trucking Broker
- Responisbility in Tennesse for Alcohol Related Accidents
- Tennessee Accident Lawyer Discusses When You Need Representation
- 2008 Crash with Tow Truck Results in $1 Million Settlement for three pedestrians
- Attorney Jim Higgins inteviewed about what to do if your in a car accident
- Fatal ATV Crash Lawsuit Results in a $2.7 million Settlement
- Information about texting and driving laws in Tennessee
- Cab Company Hit with $1.5 million Verdict after Blind Man’s Death
- Drunken Driving Lawsuit Results in $3 Million Award
- Drunken Driver Gets Sentence of 51 Years for Killing Baseball Pitcher
- Tennessee court rules a person leaving keys in car can be held responsible for car thief’s crash
- Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving
- Tennessee Lawyer John Higgins Discusses Speeding Tickets
- School Bus accidents
- Tennessee Drivers: On Your Marks, Get Ready, STOP
- Tennessee legislature in drunk driving accident
- Tennessee auto fatalities down
- Nashville Man Seriously Injured by MTA Bus
- Goodyear’s Labor Policies Hurt Workers and Drivers in Tennessee
- Nashville Bar Served under-age boy who dies in crash
- Tennessee car accident claims child’s life
Category: Benzene
- Jury Gives $8.2 Million Verdict for Former Painter for Benzene Exposure
- Benzene Attorneys Protect Against Dangerous Carcinogens
- Benzene Exposure Inside Tire Companies
- Benzene Dangers in Tennessee
- Tennessee Workers Exposed to Benzene
Category: Crime Victims
- Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Death of Nursing Home Resident
- Lawsuit filed against nursing home for an alleged sexual assault
- Tennessee Bullying Case Affirmed at the Court of Appeals
- Doctor Files Lawsuit Against Bar and Grill Over Fight
- Tennessee Department of Health Fines Nursing Home after Rape Case
- Former Nursing Home Executive Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Kickbacks
- Student Paralyzed by Bullying Receives $4.2 Million Settlement from School
- $10 Million Verdict for Family of Apartment Murder Victim
- Tennessee Stand Your Ground Law
- Tennessee Assisted Living Facility Failed to Report Cane Beating to Police
- $4 Million Awarded to Girls in Molestation Case
- DUI Deaths Lead to Questions Concerning Bars’ Liability
- Statute of Limitations may have expired on Old Abuse Claims in Tennessee Courts
- Former Skyline’s Patient’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Gets Second Chance
- Boy Scouts Settle Sexual Abuse Case
- Game of Ding Dong Ditch Ends in 2.5 million Lawsuit
- Tennessee Campus Crime: Are you Protected?
- Boy Scouts of America paid 1.4 million in sexual abuse case
- Lebanon Tennessee Youth Minister Indicted on Child Rape Charges
- Nashville Security Guard Charged with Murder
- Tennessee Man Shot in Wal-Mart Parking Lot
- Tennessee Sheriff Arrested
- Crime Victims at Tennessee Apartments
- Tennessee Titan Guilty of Assault?
Category: Defective Drugs
- Baby Formula Lawsuits – What You Need To Know
- New Pending Lawsuits Against Neocate Formula and Dangerously Low Phosphate Levels
- Abilify Claimants Recover Settlements, While Others Join the Class Action Lawsuit
- Tennessee Lawyer Fighting Back For Stryker Hip Implant Recall Victims
- Physiomesh Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Exceed 80 Pending Cases in Multidistrict Litigation
- Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Millions in Damages from Talc-Powder Trial… AGAIN.
- The Higgins Firm is Now Reviewing Abilify Claims
- Risperdal Plaintiff Awarded Record Setting Jury Verdict Of $70 Million
- Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $55 Million in Talc-Powder Cancer Trial
- Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Risk Sparks Growing Legal Battle
- Plaintiffs Awarded $4.5M In First Wright Hip Implant Defective Product Trial
- Did you know about the National Superbug Outbreak?
- IVC Filter Lawsuits Due to Complications Are Moving Forward
- We are Now Reviewing Zofran Birth Injury Cases
- Federal Judicial Panel Asked To Consolidate Xarelto Lawsuits in Federal Court
- Xarelto Litigation on the Rise
- Pharmacist Linked to Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Arrested
- Tennessee Low-T Litigation
- Drug Causing Growth of Male Breast Tissue
- Settlement Discussions in the Works for Defective Hip Cases?
- Attorney Jim Higgins Talks about New Compounding Regulations Bill
- FDA Opens Review of Januvia and Byetta
- Tennessee Attorney Discusses New GranuFlo Case
- Most Recent Court Update Reveals that Pradaxa Lawsuits are on the Rise
- The Yaz Lawsuit and Nuvaring Lawsuit have similar cases but take Different Approaches
- Tennessee Parents Claim that Zoloft Caused their Daughter’s Birth Defects
- Tennessee Man Claims Pradaxa is Fatal and Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Tennessee Woman never told about meningitis danger from injection
- Bayer to Continue Yaz Lawsuit Settlements for Now
- Judge Tells Maker of Pradaxa that Bleeding Lawsuits Will Stand
- Tennessee Attorney Discusses Current Status of Pradaxa Cases
- Nashville heart doctors respond to Pradaxa Claims
- Pradaxa Faces Hundreds of Claims including those from Two Tennessee Residents
- Pradaxa’s Dangerous Side Effects
- Bayer to Set Aside Additional Funds for Tennessee Yaz Lawsuit Settlements
- The Risk of Stroke Related to Yaz Birth Control Examined
- Settlements for Yaz Lawsuits Continue but end may be in Sight
- Bayer Company Agreed to Settlement Involving Seventy Yaz Side Effect Lawsuits
- Food and Drug Administration Issued Safety Warning about Pradaxa
- Tennessee Wellbutrin Side Effect Cases
- Tennessee Cases agains Wellbutrin for Heart Defect
- Heart Birth Defects Related to Wellbutrin Drug
- $72 Million Awarded in Prempro Breast Cancer Case
- Jury Reached Verdict of $48.2 Million against Johnson & Johnson, Makers of Motrin
- Botox Injury Results in $212 Million Verdict for Permanently Disabled Man
- Reglan Use Shown to Cause Neurological Disorder
- Fosamax Linked to Low Impact Bone Fractures
- Popular Alli Weight Loss Pill Gets New FDA Warning Label
- Denture Creams with Zinc May Cause Neurological Problems for Tennessee Users
- Massive Drug Recall and Whistleblower (False Claims) Lawsuit Impact Pharmaceutical Giant Johnson & Johnson
- FDA Contaminant Warning for Genzyme Drug Products
- Historic Qui Tam Settlement Whistleblowers to Share $102 Million for Revealing Drug Manufacturer Misconduct
- FDA Dangerous Device Recall – Hospira Medical Equipment Recall for Defective AC Cords
- Dangerous Steroid Supplements – FDA Public Health Advisory
- Recall of Georgia-Based Pharmaceutical Co. Painkiller
- Tennesseans affected by Fentanyl Patch Recall
- Eye Injury Victims Compensated by Lens Solution Maker
- Tennessee Consumers May be in Danger from Recalled Hydroxycut Products
- Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Deaths – 13 Admitted Fatalities from Defective Heart Device
- FDA Recalls Two Defective Medical Devices Baxter Infusion Pumps and Covidien Pediatric Trach Tubes
- Drug-Injury Lawsuits Supported in 6-3 Supreme Court Decision
- Potential Dangerous Prescription Drugs under Federal Safety Investigation Listed on FDA Site
- Zyprexa (Eli Lilly) Discussing $1.42 Billion Drug Settlement
- Two Big FDA Drug and Device Recalls Extend into New Year
- Dietary Supplement Recall – Undeclared Substances in Recalled Appetite Suppressants
- Tainted Heparin Seized & Covidien Insulin Syringes Recalled
- Medtronic Issues Another Class I FDA Recall
- Medtronic Recalls Another Dangerous Medical Device from Market, LIFEPAK CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators
- Spinal Injuries from Off-Label Use of Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft Drowned by Medtronic’s Recent Defibrillator Coverage
- FDA Recall of Boston Scientific’s Artery Stents
- Pill Manufacturing Oversight Recalls Actavis Generic Drugs
- FDA Review of Recalled Heparin Deaths Conservative, Insults Victims of the Baxter-Chinese Blood Thinner
- Heparin Deaths and Dangerous Device Recall Continue
- Morphine Sulfate Oversized Pill Recall (ETHEX Corp)
- Dangerous Contact Lens Solution Recall – Tennessee Lawyers and Lawsuits
- FDA Proposes New Dangers: Removing the Right to Sue
- ReNu Contact Lens Solution Lawsuits
- Chinese Heparin Recall Continues
- FDA Recall: Digitek Medication Puts Nashville, TN Heart Medicine Patients at Risk
- Baxter Heparin Recall – Update
- FDA Recalls Dangerous Heparin Made in China
- Ortho Evra Injuries – Dangerous Drug Warning
- FDA Publicizes OTC Drug Dangers to Children
- FDA Issues Safety Warning for Duragesic Pain Patch
- FDA Product Recall Resource
- Melanotan II Users Beware – Tennessee Company may be in Violation of Federal Drug Safety Law
- Top of the FDA Pay Pyramid Grows Sharper as Safety Dulls
- Prescription Drug Dangers
- Tennessee Fosamax, Aredia and Zometa prescriptions
- Does Paxil Puts Unborn Babies at Risk?
Category: Employment Issues
- Tennessee Supreme Court Rules Injury Caused by Dog Compensable under Workers’ Compensation Law
- Limitations on Age Discrimination in Employment in Tennessee
- Minimum Wage Violation – Hooters “Girls” Sue for Uniform Kickbacks and Tip Violations
- Tip Pooling in Vegas Casino Sparks Lawsuit
- Lowe’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settles for $1.72 Million
- Franklin, TN settles wrongful termination suit with former employee for $2 Million
- Tip Pooling Pay Practicies’ Legality under Tenessee’s New Minimum Wage Rate
- Tennessee Minimum Wage Increases Today – Additional Unpaid TN Overtime Lawsuits Expected
- Tennessee Wage and Hour Cases on the Rise
- Unpaid Wages Recovered by TN Carwash Workers in $130K Wage and Hour Settlement
- Two Major Workplace Lawsuits in News
- Nondiscriminatory Pay – After Ledbetter, the Next Steps to Stopping Sex-Based Pay Discrimination
- Tennessee Overtime Cases on the Rise
- Wage, Hour Lawsuits Continued – Wal-Mart Settles Yet Another Unpaid Wage Lawsuit
- Tennessee Overtime Issues
- Harrassment Retaliation Lawsuit from Nashville Local in Sexual Harassment Case Will Get Its Day in Court
- Pay Discrimination Bill Passes U.S. Senate
- Numerous Wal-Mart Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits Settled
- Wal-Mart May Get Off Easy with a $54.3M Wage and Hour Settlement for Overtime and Break Violations
- Tennessee Highway Patrol Faces Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Retaliation and Sex Discrimination of Employee
- Tennessee Sexual Harassment Suit before Supreme Court Expected to Expand Retaliation Protections for All Workers
- Unpaid Wages and Unrecorded Hours Subject of Local Nashville, TN Car Wash Workers’ Wage and Hour Lawsuit
- Tennessee Age Discrimination cases rising
- Two Big Qui Tam Cases Settle This Week, Reveal Nature of False Claims Lawsuits
- Tennessee Workplace and Indirect Discrimination
- False Claims Act Recovers $2 Billion in 2007 Fiscal Year
- Tennessee Mornings Follow-Up: TN Non-Compete Contracts
- Tennessee Company Faces False Claims Act Lawsuit
- Qui Tam Law Costs Crane Co. and Rewards Honest Employee
- Uncle Sam Rewards Whistleblowers
- Tennessee Sexual Harassment Law
Category: Family Medical Leave Act
- Why are FMLA Lawsuits on the Rise?
- Fired after requesting FMLA leave? Check those emails!
- Boys’ Basketball Coach Fired over FMLA Wants Job Back
- Tennessee Employment Lawyer, Anne Williams, Interviewed
- Court discusses Notice an Employee Must Give for Unforeseeable FMLA Leave
- Aflac Company agrees to pay former employee almost $17,000 in FMLA Lawsuit
- The Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits Filed Over the Family Medical Leave Act
- Pre-Eligibility FMLA Leave Requests May be Protected
- Supervisors should not Discourage Employees from using their FMLA
- Mother of Autistic Child Files a Lawsuit against Employer after Losing Job for Taking Leave
- Employees that Took Family Medical Leave File Lawsuit against City Claiming Retaliation
- SoHo Apple Store Facing Lawsuit after Discriminating against an Employee who returned from Medical Leave
- 8.1 million Awarded to former employee harassed for having cancer
- Honolulu Television Station Receives $175,000 in FMLA Lawsuit
- Hilton Grand Vacation Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
- The U.S. Department of Labor Expands Employees that Qualify for the Family Medical Leave Act
Category: Fire and Burn Injuries
- Tennessee Burn Victims Not Fairly Compensated by TN Workers Compensation Act
Category: Gender Discrimination
- $20 Sexual Harassment Settlement for Fox’s Gretchen Carlson
- CCA in hot water for understaffing, again.
- Is Refusal to Provide Light Duty Work a Violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
- Equal Pay for Equal Work … Seems Fair, Right?
- Class-Action Settlement Protecting Female Workers
- Anti-Gay Graffiti Leads to Likely a Large Settlement with Metro Nashville
- Strip Club Discrimination Lawsuit Settles
- University of Tennessee Sued For Gender Discrimination
- Toshiba Facing $100 Million Lawsuit for Gender Bias
- Employee Files Lawsuit against Oak Park after Claiming Harassment over Sexual Orientation
- Well known Coffee Company Maxwell House Faced with Equality lawsuit
- Gender Discrimination Case against Novartis is won by Female Sales Representatives
Category: General
- Faulty Background Checks Prompt Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
- Discrimination in the workplace based on Military Service
- President Obama to raise wages for millions
- Are “Independent Contractors” entitled to overtime?
- Tennessee Is an At Will Employment State. So what does that mean?
- Independent Contractors vs. Employees
- FLSA Exemption: Motor Carrier Exemption
- Choosing the Right Employment Lawyer For You
Category: Inadequate Security
- Tennessee Bouncer Assaults Bar Patron
- Concerns about Tennessee security guard companies
- Nashville man beaten while security guard watches
- High Court Upholds Crime Victims’ Right to Sue for Damages Caused by Inadequate Premise Security
- Tennessee man shot by security guard
- School Assaults
- Murder Victims Honored Today
Category: independent Contractors
- If I am an “independent contractor” – am I entitled to overtime and minimum wage?
Category: Insurance
- New Law Impacts Tennessee Bad Faith Insurance Actions
- Insurance Companies Have Many Ways to Minimize Payouts
- Sinkhole Victims May Be Wondering What Exactly It Is?
- Sinkhole Damage for Tennessee Residents: What to Do Now?
- How Hiring a Tennessee Sinkhole Damage Attorney Can Help You
- Flood Insurance: Are you really covered?
- Tennessee Insurance company denies life insurance policy
Category: Medical Malpractice
- Signature HealthCare to Pay $30 Million For Allegations of Defrauding Nursing Home Residents
- Changes in the Nursing Home Industry Could Put Millions of Lives at Risk
- One of the Nation’s Largest Senior Living Home Chains Faces Legal Action
- A Terrible Health Bill is Pending in Congress Now
- Chiropractic Adjustment in Playboy Model May Have Lead to Fatal Stroke
- New Rules Enacted to Protect Residents of Nursing Homes
- Tennessee Chiropractic Malpractice Cases
- Leann Rimes Files Dental Malpractice Suit
- Meningitis cases against New England Compounding Center, sent back to Massachusetts Court
- Meningitis Outbreak makes 23 Tennessee Residents Sick in Two Weeks
- Updates on Tennessee Meningitis Lawsuits
- Tennessee Among Hardest Hit by Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
- Rare meningitis cases up to 26 in 5 states, 4 have died
- Medical Negligence Caused Infant’s Erb’s Palsy According to Lawsuit
- Chiropractor’s Failure to Conduct Safety Tests Results in a Stroke for a Patient
- If a Chiropractor “Cracks your Neck”, can it Cause a Stroke?
- Tennessee Legislation Makes Emergency Rooms Accountability-Free
- Robertson County Mother Sues Doctor over Neglecting Newborn Son
- Family of girl who needed amputations due to ER delay receive $10 million award
- Nursing Home Case Spotlights Malpractice Damages Cap
- Jury Awarded $23 Million to Amputee
- New Life Lodge Rehab Center Faces Lawsuit over Death of Second Patient
- Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $2.5 Million Award
- 2.15 Million Settlement Reached in Army Malpractice Claim
- Surgical Sponge Left in Patient Results in $525K Award
- Governor Signs Bill Limiting Damage Awards in Tennessee
- Tennessee Legislation Would Not Hold Emergency Rooms Accountable for Negligence
- Tennessee’s Malpractice Awards are considered fair and Reasonable
- Sponsor of Malpractice Bill Is Target of Many Suits Himself
- Tennessee County Sued Over Malpractice Dismissal
- Birth Injuries Can Cause a Lifetime of Issues
- Tennessee Debates about Making Changes to Medical Malpractice Laws
- Bernie Mac’s Widow Sues Doctor For Failure to Diagnose
- 1.2 million Awarded to widow in Malpractice trial
- Tips for Finding a Tennessee Medical Malpractice Attorney
- Jacksonville, TN’s Hopital Corporation of America (HCA)Faces Lawsuits for Patients’ Bedsores, Negligence
- Five Deaths Force Thoratec HeartMate II Heart Pump Recall
- Tennessee Firefighter Awarded $1.5 Million Compensation after Amputation to Madison County Doctor’s Malpractice
- New Tennessee Medical Malpractice Law Passed
- FDA Recalls Medtronic Infusion Pump (SynchoMed EL Implantable) – Dangerous Device Causes Injury or Death
- Dangerous Medical Device – Infusion Pump Recall
- Medical Malpractice and Hospital Errors
- Birth issues
- No Malpractice Crisis in Tennessee
- Tennessee Family Compensated for Medical Malpractice
- Preventable Birth Injuries
Category: Minimum Wage
- Is Your Personal Trainer Being Worked Over by their Employer?
- Personal Trainers File Whistle-blower Lawsuit Against Lifetime and Seek Class Action Status For Wage Claims
- Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employees in Class Action Suit Against Tyson
- Court Awards Employees of Home Health Care Companies Minimum Wage and Overtime Rights
- Whose tips are they anyway???
- Sirius XM Radio to pay $1.3M to settle suit over unpaid internships
- Lawsuit Claims Nashville Hotel Employees were Underpaid and Denied Overtime Pay
- Tennessee Employees File Lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office over Pay
- Pizza Hut Delivery Driver Claims Minimum Wage Violations
- Celebrity Chef and Restaurant Owner Mario Batali Agrees to pay $5.25 million Settlement over Employee Tip Lawsuit
- Lawn Care Workers File Federal Lawsuit Over Overtime Pay
- White House Proposed Rule for Overtime and Minimum Wage Protections for Home Care Workers
- Eleven Tennessee Hotels Receive Fines for Wage Violations
- Gas Station Workers to Get Back Wages after Being Cheated out of Proper Pay
- Unpaid Interns for “Black Swan” Movie File Lawsuit against Studio over Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
- Restaurant Fined and Ordered to Pay $104,000 in Back Wages
- Food Workers in Chinatown Receive Little Pay
- Illegal Wage & Hour Pay Practices Cause of Numerous Lawsuits
- Prevailing Wage News20% of TN Construction Workers Underpaid
- Wage and Hour Lawsuits Increase Nationwide
- Tennessee Class action filed for automatic lunch deductions
- Tennessee Minimum Wage and Tipping Practices Subject of New Series of Articles
- Car Wash Overtime Lawsuit Seeks $630K in Back Wages
- $40M Returned to Hourly-Paid Wal-Mart Employees in State’s Largest Wage and Hour Settlement
- DOL’s Wage Lawsuits Recovering Backpay for Wage Violations across U.S.
- Vegas, Vegas, Vegas, (And the Vulnerability of Tipped Employees for Minimum Wage Underpayment in the Silver State)
- Tennessee employees who receive tips as part of their compensation
Category: Nursing Home Neglect
- Staffing Shortages Contribute to Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Cases in Tennessee
- Nursing Home Abuse: How to Protect Loved Ones — A Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer’s Guide for 2024 & Beyond
- Why You Should Refer Your Nursing Home Neglect Clients To The Higgins Firm
- What Makes a Great Nursing Home and How to Find It
- New Federal Rule Allows Families to Sue Negligent Nursing Homes
- Big Victory for Nursing Home Residents. Government rejects forced arbitration at Federally Funded Nursing Homes.
- Tennessee Nursing Home, Vanguard Health, Sued by the Feds
- Tennessee Months Behind in Investigating Reports of Nursing Home Abuse
- Jury Awards Family $1.2 M in Nursing Home Abuse Case
- Nursing Home To Pay $18 Million In Neglect Case
- Tennessee Nursing Home Banned from Taking New Patients after putting them in Danger
- Nursing home residents forced to move after facility loses federal funding
- Tennessee Nursing Homes Earn Low Grade
- Overmedication Problems in Tennessee Nursing Homes
- Interview on Distrubing Nursing Home Statistics
- Memphis Jury Awards $33.5 Million for Birth Injuries
- Disturbing Statistics Regarding Overmedicating Nursing Home Residents
- Independent Living Company under Fire for no-CPR policy at senior center where woman died
- Nashville Area Nursing Home, Imperial Gardens, Scheduled for Closure by Medicare
- For Profit Nursing Homes Overcharge and Patients Suffer
- Nashville Nursing Home Faces $240,000 in fines
- Tennessee Accumulated Sixth Most in Nursing Home Fines
- New Tools to Identify Potentially Dangerous Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Facing Accusations of Elderly Abuse
- Elderly Resident at Nursing Home Overdosed
- Can a New App Help with Finding the Right Nursing Home?
- Tennessee Nursing Home that was forced to Close by Health Department Now Facing Lawsuits
- Nursing Home Resident’s Family received $3.2 Million in Negligence Lawsuit
- Finding a Nursing Home
- Residents in Tennessee Nursing Home Relocated after Home Loses Certification
- Roommate with Alzheimer’s fatally injured Tennessee man with cane
- Nursing Home Choking Lawsuit Results in $2.35 Million Awarded to the Estate of Victim
- Lawsuit against Health Facility Seeking $6 Million for Negligence Claims
- Nursing Home Funds at Risk after Health Officials found it to be Putting Patients at Risk of Injury
- Family Used Hidden Camera in Elder Abuse Case
- Nursing Home Named in Malpractice Lawsuit
- Elder Abuse Settlement Leads to an Investigation of Home Care Providers
- Nursing Home Abuse Prevention Tips for you and your loved ones
- Nursing Home Care: Tips for Choosing the Best Nursing Home for your loved one
- Tennessee Nursing Home Abuse: Signs to Look For in your Loved Ones
- Rape Victim in Rhea County at the Life Care Center Nursing Home
- Abuse charges filed against Nursing Assistant at John M. Reed Nursing Home in Limestone, Tennessee
- Nursing Home Inappropriate Cell Phone Photo Allegations
- Tennessee Nursing Homes rank Fifth Worst in Country
- TN Nursing Home Law Blog Follow-Ups: Madison Manor Sentencing and Nursing Home Restraints
- Admissions to Nursing Home in Greeneville, TN suspended by TN Department of Health
- Bedsores and Severe Neglect Lead to Nursing Home Death, First NY Nursing Home Lawsuit to Award Punitive Damages
- Nursing Home Neglect Begins with Nursing Home Policy – NHC’s Latest Disgrace
- State of Kentucky Nursing Homes
- Nursing Home Falls Covered in Series on Nursing Home Abuse
- Memphis, Tennessee Area Nursing Homes well below national standard
- Nursing Home Sexual Predators Arrested – Tennessee Law Blog Follow-Up
- Chattanooga Nursing Home Admissions Supended
- Nursing Home Sexual Abuse National News
- Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Disturbing Trend in Tennessee, Neighboring States
- Nursing Home Lawsuit Caps Fail TN House of Reps
- Kentucky and Tennessee Nursing Home Deaths Make News
- Tennessee Nursing Home Bill in TN House Vote Today
- TN Nursing Home Neglect Damages Restored on Appeal
- Nursing Homes Attempt to Change Tennessee Law – Put Price Limit on TN Nursing Home Injury, Neglect & Abuse
- New National Nursing Home Rating System Confirms Poor State of Tennessee’s Nursing Home Care
- Tennessee Nursing Homes Rated Under New System
- Alleged Sexual Assault at Tennessee Nursing Home
- Knoxville Nursing Home put on Special Focus List
- Etowah, TN Nursing Home Abuse Halts Admissions
- Chattanooga Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- TN Department of Heath Fines Murfreesboro Nursing Home, 90% of Nursing Homes Nationwide Cited for Violations
- 5 Years Since Tennessee Nursing Home Fire
- Teen Suspects in Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Case
- Doctors Rarely Report Suspected Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Sexual Abuse Sparks Drive for New Laws
- Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuits Reveal Corporate Fraud
- Kentucky Nursing Home Resident Sexually Assaulted
- National Nursing Home Bill Promotes Residents’ Rights
- Tennessee Nursing Home in Trouble
- Tennessee Nursing Home Punished by State
- Tennessee Legislature Considering Nursing Home Immunity Bill
- Tennessee Politicians’ Price Tag on Nursing Home Abuse
- Nursing Home Complains about oversight
- Tennessee Man Charged in Nursing Home Rape
- Another Tennessee Nursing Home Blog (McKendree Village)
- Correcting Tennessee Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- Veterans Home Cited for Neglect
- Nursing Homes Ownership May Deter Abuse Lawsuits, Promote Neglect
- Third Tennessee Negligent Nursing Home in Two Months
- Tennessee Nursing Home Cited for Health and Safety Violations
- Tennessee Mornings Interview Regarding Nursing Home Issues
- Cornelia House Nursing Home Ordered to Suspend Admissions
- Tennessee Nursing Home Company Faces13 New Suits
- 4.1 million dollar verdict against Tennessee Nursing Home
- Senior Crimestoppers Keep Tennessee Nursing Homes Safe
- NHC Nursing Home Settles Last Two Cases From Fire
- Memphis Nursing Home in trouble
- Tennessee Court allows punitive damage claim
- Nursing home neglect prevention
- Tennessee Nursing homes fined
Category: Overtime
- Get your hands off my Tips!
- Most Common Overtime Pay Myths
- Computer Professional Exemption and Overtime
- Amazon Workers Settle FLSA Lawsuit
- Murfreesboro Amazon Workers File Suit for Unpaid Wages
- Fair Labor Standards Act and Potential Issues in Dental Offices
- Tennessee Employment Lawyer Discuses Rise in Overtime Pay Lawsuits
- Tennessee Company Accused of Not Paying its Employees Overtime
- Did the beloved Tennessee Goo Goo Candy Maker Fail to pay its Employees for Overtime?
- Can Restaurants Use Tip Credit Wages for Non-Tipped Work?
- Police officers claim checking emails outside of work should be compensated as overtime
- Newspaper Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit with Reporters
- Assistant branch managers seek overtime pay
- Five Guys Burgers Assistant Managers File Alleged Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
- I AM A SALARIED “MANAGER”, SHOULD I BE GETTING OVERTIME?
- HP sued for allegedly failing to pay some workers overtime pay
- Shoe Show Inc. Store Managers File Class Action Lawsuit over Unpaid Wages
- Public Works Department must pay employee $35,538 in overtime lawsuit
- Disney Pictures Class Action Overtime Pay Lawsuit could reach Settlement Soon
- City Gear Clothing Retailer Faces Lawsuit for Denying Overtime Pay
- Metro Agrees to Settlement in Sheriff’s Office Overtime pay Dispute
- Chipotle Faces Lawsuit over Failing to pay Overtime
- Mario Batali’s Restaurant Del Posto Settles Overtime pay Case for $1.15 Million
- Are You Being Paid for the Lunch Period you Worked Through: Dangers of Auto-deduct Policies
- Mario Batali’s Restaurant Settles Case For $1.15 Million
- Family Dollar to settle Overtime Pay Lawsuit with Store Managers
- The Higgins Firm is Excited to Announce the Addition of a New Lawyer to the Employment Law Section
- Gold Gym’s Trainers File Overtime Pay Lawsuit
- Police Officers File Lawsuit against County for Overtime Pay
- Ovetime Pay Lawsuits on the rise in 2012
- $99 Million Settlement Approved for Novartis Sales Representatives Nationwide Overtime pay lawsuit
- Home Health Agency Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit for $1.1 Million
- Celine Dion Faces Overtime pay Lawsuit from Former Employee
- Drug Store Chain to Settle Overtime Pay Lawsuits
- Living Social Sales Representatives File Lawsuit over Overtime Pay
- Four Employees File a Lawsuit against Car Wash over Overtime Pay
- Tennessee’s CCA sued for failure to pay overtime to Kentucky employees
- Ingles Market Violated Wage and Overtime Pay Laws According to Lawsuit
- Supreme Court to Hear Pharmaceutical Representatives Overtime Pay Claims
- White House Proposed Rule for Overtime and Minimum Wage Protections for Home Care Workers
- Technician Files Class Action Lawsuit to Recover Overtime Pay
- Police Officers Overtime pay Settlement Approved by Federal Judge
- Goldman Sachs to pay $993,831 to Computer Technicians in order to settle Overtime Pay Suit
- Former Personal Assistant for Lady Gaga Filed Overtime Pay Lawsuit against the Singer
- Hearing Scheduled in Lawsuit against Sheriff’s Department Concerning Unpaid Overtime
- Our Employment Law Partners discusses new overtime apps
- Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich Faces Overtime Pay Lawsuit
- K-9 Officer Seeks Overtime Pay in Lawsuit against Village of Park
- Court Granted Class Action Lawsuit against AT&T for Overtime Pay
- T.J. Maxx Owner Faces Lawsuit over Overtime Pay
- Tennessee Security Company Faces Overtime Pay Lawsuit
- Transportation and Energy Storage Business to Pay Back Pay to Workers
- Lawsuit Challenges Overtime Pay Policy
- Wells Fargo Agreed to Pay $105,000 in Overtime Lawsuit Settlement
- Gaming Company Denies Allegations about Worker Overtime Pay
- Tennessee FLSA Lawyer Discusses Illegal Tip Pooling
- Hard Rock Restaurant Faces Lawsuit over Tip Pooling
- Tennessee Attorney, Jon Street, discusses overtime claims in Tennessee
- Tennessee Attorney Jon Street discusses overtime issues
- Attorney Jon Street discusses impact of new Supreme Court Case on Employment Law
- U.S. Labor Department iPhone Application Could Reduce Overtime Disputes
- JC Penny Janitors Overtime Lawsuit Proceeds as Class Action Suit in Federal Court
- Hospital Employees win in Overtime Lawsuit
- Supreme Court Ruling to Change the Way Employees can Complain about Overtime Pay
- Levi Strauss Company to pay 1 Million in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
- Interview regarding overtime for medical and pharmaceutical sales reps
- Court Finds in Favor of Quicken Loan Company in Overtime pay Lawsuit
- Judge approves $1.45 million settlement in overtime lawsuit
- Some Tennessee Employers try to Escape Overtime by Paying a Salary
- Robert De Niro Pays $30,000 to Former Nanny in Overtime Pay Lawsuit
- Madison Square Garden Security Guards Get $1.3million in Overtime Lawsuit
- Drug Sales Reps Entitled to Overtime
- Government Helping Overtime Victims Find Lawyers
- The Higgins Firm Interviewed Regarding Recent Tennessee Overtime Cases
- Nearly Two Dozen Paramedics Have Filed a Lawsuit over Being Denied Overtime Pay
- Former pharmaceutical representative Files Lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb for Denying Overtime Pay
- Overtime 101
- Dollar Tree Store Employees File Lawsuit Due to Overtime Pay
- Chattanooga City Police Officers Were Not Paid Proper Overtime
- Cleaning Company Accused of Targeting Immigrants in Lawsuit
- Club Dancers and Massage Therapists Win Lawsuit over Wages and Benefits
- Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Entitled to Overtime Pay Rules Federal Appeals Court
- Workers of Bank of America sue for Overtime Pay
- Pre-Shift Meetings without Extra Pay Leads to Class Action Lawsuit against Harrah’s Entertainment
- Tennessee Landscape Company gets a $450,000 back wages bill
- Tennessee Migrant Forest Workers Class Action Settles
- Tennessee Overtime Cases on the Rise
- Should I be paid for “on-call” time?
- Workers Seeking Unpaid Wages and Overtime with Employment Law Attorneys across the Country
- Overtime Cases on the Rise in Tennessee
Category: Personal Injury
- What to Do After a Swimming Pool or Boating Accident in Tennesee
- How Do I Know If I Have a Valid Personal Injury Claim?
- Hair Straightener Uterine Cancer Lawsuits: What You Need to Know
- HO, HO, NOOOOO! Look Out For Defective Holiday Gifts
- UNDERSTANDING THE CAMP LEJEUNE LITIGATION
- 3M Knowingly Sold the U.S. Department of Defense Earplugs, Putting Active Duty Soldiers at Risk for Hearing Loss
- A Terminally Ill Man Just Won $289 Million from Agricultural Company Monsanto
- Is the Attorney Client Privilege Over? Here’s What You Need to Know
- Crane Operator Awarded 3.4 Million in Construction Injury Lawsuit
- Why you shouldn’t want to “get out of jury duty.”
- Choosing the Best Nashville Injury Lawyer for your Case
- Legal Issues Surrounding the Tragic Alligator Attack at Disney
- I Have Hired a Personal Injury Lawyer, Now What?
- Winning a Tennessee Slip and Fall Case
- Wayward Soccer Ball Leads to Nashville Lawsuit
- New Tennessee Supreme Court Case will help clarify the responsibility of a business to provide a safe place
- Jury awards $11.5M to family in helmet lawsuit
- Jury awards $5 million verdict in Food Lion personal injury case
- No FMLA? No Problem. Your May Still Qualify for a Medical Leave
- Stores Recalling 150,000 Nap Nanny Recliners Following Deaths
- Tennessee School Injury Case Goes to Court of Appeals
- Is Tennessee’s New “Loser Pay” Bill Fair
- Bayer Company Agreed to Settlement Involving Seventy Yaz Side Effect Lawsuits
- What is the Status of Yaz Lawsuits?
- New Lawsuit Blames deep vein thrombosis on Yasmin or Yaz
- Food and Drug Administration Considers New Safety Measures for Yaz
- 2nd wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in tour helicopter crash that killed 5 people
- Justice for Roberston County Family
- Pool Side Fatality Leads to $20 Million Verdict
- Teva, Baxter to Pay $14 Million over Anesthetic Drug Propofol
- Mother Sues Tennessee Drug Treatment Center over Daughter’s Death
- Parents File Lawsuit After Sons Overdose On Prescription Drugs
- Barron Hilton Told to Give Over $5 Million to Gas Station Employee
- Tennessee Tort Reform
- Tennessee Attorney Jim Higgins Discusses Impact of Tort Reform
- Tennessee Senate Passed Bill Limiting Lawsuit Payouts
- Tennessee Attorney Jim Higgins Discusses Impact on Tort Reform
- High Court Rules 6 to 1 Against Goodyear in $30 million verdict
- Death Due to Faulty Lakeview Porch Results in $2.7 Million Settlement
- Customer Files Lawsuit against J.C. Penny after slipping on wet floor
- Inflatable Amusement Company Faces Lawsuit after Child’s Death
- Security Guards are Tough on the Jersey Shore
- Coal Ash Landfill and Sickness Lead to Lawsuit
- Does the Tennessee Dog Bite Statute Protect People Who are Injured Running from Dogs
- Dog Attack Puts Child in Georgia Intensive Care
- Dog Bite Victim the Toddler Son of Famous Linebacker
- TN Supreme Court Case Affirms New Cause of Action
- Helping Your Personal Injury Lawyer
- Evidence Destroyed in Tennessee Railroad Accident
- Legal Help for Aviation Accident Injury Victims
- Tennessee Arbitration Agreements
- Black Mold Sickens Another Nashville Resident
- Tennessee considers dog bite laws
- Tennessee Firefighters at Risk?
Category: Pregnancy Discrimination
- EEOC files lawsuit accusing Landis Homes of discriminating against pregnant employee
- Ex-UPS Worker’s Pregnancy Discrimination Case Is Going To The Supreme Court
- EEOC Sues Restaurant for Pregnancy Discrimination
- What Does it Mean if Your Case is Chosen for Mediation at the EEOC
- Report: Pregnant Workers Routinely Face Discrimination
- ‘Price Is Right’ Model’s Pregnancy Lawsuit Verdict Overturned
- Fighting Pregnancy Discrimination in Tennessee
Category: Products Liability
- Taxotere Hair Loss Side-Effect Hurting Thousands of Women
- E-Cig Lawsuits Grow Due To Risk Of Exploding Devices
- Meningitis Outbreak Victims in Tennessee
- How will Tort Reform Impact the Tennessee Meningitis Cases
- Jury Awards 7.2 Million in ‘Popcorn Lung’ Case
- More than Ten Million Fisher-Price Toys Are Being Recalled
- Accutane Medication has dangerous side effects leading to lawsuit
- 2.4 million Awarded in first Chinese drywall lawsuit
- Toyota may have had “Silent Recall” in September 2007
- Baby Slings Recalled Nationwide
- Shoulder Pain Pumps may cause severe cartilage damage and joint pain
- Nashville, TN man electrocuted while operating a drilling rig in Clarksville
- Product Liability Lawsuit Blair Chenille Robes’ Wrongful Death Fires
- Hip Replacement Issues with the Zimmer Durom Cup
- Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Under Fire
- Defective Saw Injuries Client
- Category: Defective Medical Devices
Category: Qui Tam
- False Claims Act (Qui tam Law) under Review, Congress to Expand Whistleblower Incentives in Fed Fraud Lawsuits
- Natrecor’s Qui Tam Lawsuit, Latest in Fed’s Medicare Fraud Recovery Cases
- Lenders Who Made Bad Loans Are Being Sued by Their Investors
- Whistleblowers Help Federal Government Recover $694.5 Million from Drug and Device Manufacturers’ Fraud in 2008
- Memphis Tennessee Whistleblower’s False Claims (Qui Tam) Lawsuit Cites Medtronic’s Promotion of Off-Label Usage
- Wackenhut accused of billing government for services not provided
Category: Severance Pay
- Negotiating Severance Packages in Tennessee
- Important Factors to Consider when Negotiating Severance Packages in Tennessee
- Severance Pay Questions Every Tennessee Employee Should Ask
Category: Sexual Harassment
- Fifth Circuit Holds that Lactation Discrimination is Unlawful
- Labor Attorney, Anne Williams, Discussed Pending Supreme Court Harrasment Case
- Gather Ye Rosebuds … Or Not? Sexual Harassment Law Blooms in Tennessee
- Harassment Lawsuit against Ex-Judge Results in $3.2 Million Award
- 95 Million Awarded in Harassment Suit against Aaron’s Rent to Own Store
- Sexual Harassment Retaliation Lawsuit against Metro – Update
- Million Dollar Verdict in Whirlpool Harassment Case
- Sexual Harassment Suit Settled with Cheesecake Factory
- Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace
- EEOC statistics show Sexual Harassment as Significant Workplace Problem
Category: Social Security Disability
- Social Security Disability is tough in Tennessee
Category: tip pooling
Category: tips
Category: Truck Accident
- New Trucking Rules to Take Effect
- Trucker’s Apparent Disregard for Safety Appears to be at the Core of Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- How do I get out of a speeding ticket in Tennessee?
- Tennessee Truck Accidents – Matters to Consider
- Over Half A Million Commercial Drivers Keep On Trucking with Commercial Licenses Despite Full Disability
- Tennessee Highways not as safe
- Tennessee truck accidents
Category: Uncategorized
- Tennessee Car Accident Lawyers
- Januvia and Byetta
- Setting up your estate? Here are some key factors to keep in mind.
- 11 Tennessee Nursing Homes on a Federal List for Repeated Violations of Poor Care
- Tennessee Doctors Are Getting Paid to Deny Americans and Tennessee Residents Disability
- National Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month
- Life Insurance Companies Raise Premiums at Alarming Rates
- Tough Mudder Settles Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
- Chrysler Rollaway Tragedy Highlights Problems with Emerging Car Technology
- No minimum wage or overtime for minor league baseball players?
- System to Recall Defective Tires ‘Completely Broken,’ According to Official
- Department of Justice Launches Targeted Elder Justice Task Forces
- Uber Settles Driver Rights Lawsuit for $100 Million
- Are some Truck Driver Hiding Dangerous Medical Conditions?
- Female soccer players file wage complaint against U.S. Soccer
- Invokana Lawsuits Grow, Plaintiffs Claim Negligence
- J&J Pays Big Time for DePuy Pinnacle Line of Metal Hip Implants
- Court Explains Relevance of Adult Protection Act in Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuits
- Federal judge weighing Essure lawsuits
- Johnson & Johnson to pay $72M in talcum powder-related cancer case
- Domino’s Drivers File FLSA Lawsuit
- Lawmakers Seek Federal ‘Oversight’ Of Workers’ Compensation As States Limit Benefits
- Red Garter Club Faces Lawsuit Over Unpaid Wages
- According to the FDA, AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Onglyza may increase the risk of death
- TN Supreme Court vacates Trial Court’s Ruling that Tort Reform is Unconstitutional and leaves the issue unresolved
- Patient Blames Hospital Infection on Bair Hugger
- Nursing homes’ residents at higher risk of health problems from antibiotics’ misuse
- “Wage Theft” by misclassification- independent contractors and interns
- Things for Volkswagen Vehicle Owners to Consider
- Lawsuit over cancer related to Benzene Exposure against steel company revived by court
- Tracy Morgan’s Truck Accident Sparks Truck Safety Debate
- EEOC Rules Workplace Sexual Orientation Discrimination Already Illegal Under Federal Law
- Jury Awards Family $1.2 M in Nursing Home Abuse Case
- Wal-Mart Settles Accident Lawsuit with Actor Tracy Morgan
- Employers May Face Investigation if they are not paying their Employees Properly for Overtime
- What is Involved in Obtaining a Divorce in Tennessee
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Protections for Same-Sex Spouses
- Can I Re-Open My Workers Compensation Case?
- State Bill Would Make Inspection Information Inadmissible in Court
- Former Assistant Public Defender LaBrec Joins The Higgins Firm
- Movers and Shakers
- Changes in CMS Reporting
- Arbitration Agreements
- National Airbag Recall
- Medicare Nursing Home Ratings Misleading?
- Warning Signs of a Bad Nursing Home
- Are Tennessee’s Courts for Sale?
- Stryker Hip Replacement Litigation
- Litigation Concerning the Drug Xarelto
- Overtime- Am I Exempt? The Computer Professional Exemption
- Pradaxa Lawsuits Settle for Millions
- Suspected Nursing Home Abuse in Nashville, Tennessee
- Nursing Home Operators Hiding?
- Nursing Home Sued for Hiring Strippers
- Nursing Home Execs Donate Money to Arkansas Judicial Campaigns
- Recent Events Involving Nursing Home Abuse
- Man Dies at Florida Nursing Home Facility
- Tennessee Rehab Facility Settle Suit Over Patient’s Death
- The Impact of Tennessee Medical Malpractice Reform
- New Regulations Upsetting Truck Drivers
- How Much Do You Know About Your Birth Control?
- Medtronic Guidewires Recalled
- Sex Offenders in Nursing Homes
- Why Arbitration Might Not Be Your Best Option
- Fen-Phen Users File Lawsuits Years Following Use
- When Do You Need an Employment Lawyer?
- Law Professor Files Wage-Bias Case Against Law School
- Are internships great experience for students or just free labor?
- What is involved with Probate in Tennessee?
- Tort Reform Challenge to Tennessee Meningitis Cases
- PROPOSED LEGISLATION MAKES EMERGENCY ROOMS ACCOUNTABILITY-FREE
- Workers Comp Law May provide some relieve for
- Support Prevent Child Abuse of Tennessee
- Jury Awards Cancer Patient’s Family 13 Million in Malpractice Lawsuit
- Supreme Court ruled that you can File a Suit Even if an Automaker Met all Safety Standards
- The Higgins Firm Discusses ADA
- New Pat-Downs and Body Scans At Airport: Tips on How to Deal with Them
- Furniture Firm faces lawsuit due to failure to pay wages and overtime
- First Depuy Hip Replacement Lawsuit Has Started
- Tennessee women make decisions regarding their reproductive health every day.
- A Glance at Our Tennessee Law Firm
- Tennessee State Employees Can Expect Layoff Notices in the Mail
- Common Questions for Security Deposits in Tennessee
- Tennessee Speeding Tickets on the Rise
- When a Tennessee tenant can get their security deposit back
- Celebrity Deaths Provide Lessons for Tennesseans
- Tennessee Enacts Home Loan Protection Act
- Southern Man’s Death Linked to Zyprexa
Category: USERRA
Category: WARN Act
- Were VUMC Executives Forthright on Layoffs?
- United Workers Win WARN Act in ESPN Zone Case
- Company Could Face Class Action Lawsuit for WARN Act Violation
Category: Whistleblower/Qui Tam
- Publix Super Markets Inc. to pay $6.8 million to job applicants
- HCA Settles financial violation Complaint for $16.5 Million
- Jury Awarded $1 million to Police Sergeant in Retaliation Case
- Surgeon Files Lawsuit against Medical Center over whistle-blowing ‘harassment’
- $1.7M Awarded to Injured Biotech Whistleblower
- 1.5 Awarded to Debtor in Call Collections Center Lawsuit
- Hospital Kickbacks Basis of Settled False Claims Lawsuits
- College Settles False Claims (Qui Tam) Lawsuit
- Qui Tam Lawsuit NewsMassive Fraudulent Billing Overcharges to Military for Food
- Can I be fired for refusing to participate in or remain silent about illegal activities?
- Whistleblowers Reveal Medicare Fraud in 6 Hospitals
- Whistleblowers Protected and Rewarded for Right Actions by False Claims Act
Category: Workers Compensation
- New Tennessee Workers Compensation Act Goes Into Effect.
- Tennessee Construction Accident Lawsuit
- Tennessee Legislature Appears More Concerned about Insurance Companies than TN Workers
- The Tennessee Legislature is moving rapidly to take away injured worker’s rights
- Protect Tennessee Workers
- CORPORATE WELFARE COMING TO TENNESSEE VIA WORKERS COMPENSATION REFORM
- Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Reform is Looming. Employees Beware
- Tennessee Titan Settles Workman’s Compensation Case
- Tennessee ADA case against newspaper makes the headlines
- Titan Settles Tennessee Workers Compensation Case
- HOW THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT CAN PROTECT INJURED TENNESSEE WORKERS
- Tennessee Workers Comp Information on Medical Records
- Tennessee Supreme Court Eases Statute of Limitations for Workers Comp Cases
- Tennessee Pregnancy Discrimination Laws
- New Tennessee Workers Compensation case may make it harder for Workers to recover benefits.
- What does a Judge consider when ruling on a Tennessee Workers Compensation Case?
- A Common Worker’s Compensation Mistake: Failure to Seek Medical Attention Soon After Injury:
- How to find a Tennessee Workers Compensation Lawyer
- How to Decide if You Need a Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Attorney and How to Choose One
- Another Frequent Mistake Made in TN Workers’ Compensation Cases: Failure to Create and Maintain a Personal Medical File
- More Common Workers’ Compensation Mistake: Being Late For or Missing Medical Appointments
- A Common Workers’ Compensation Mistake: Failure to Inform Your Doctor the Effect of Your Injury on Your Work
- Most Common Common Mistakes Made in Tennessee Workers Compensation
- Another Common Workers’ Compensation Mistake: Talking About Your Lawsuit, Your Employer, the Insurance Company, or Seeking Legal Advice from your Doctor
- Another Common Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Mistake: Failure to be Honest with the Doctor about Medical History and Personal Habits
- 2nd Most Common Worker’s Compensation Mistake: Failure to Seek Medical Attention Soon After Injury
- Common Mistakes Made in Tennessee Workers Compensation Claims
- Fraudulent Work Comp Claims Hurt the People that Really Need the Benefits
- FMLA can help if you have a Tennessee Workers Comp Claim
- Preparing for a workers compensation trial
- Truck Driver with Brain Injuries Receives Workers Compensation
- Tennessee Work Comp Law Interview
- Tennessee Labor Lawyer Jim Higgins discusses impact of federal law on workers comp cases
- Tennessee Employment lawyer discusses impact of Federal Laws on State Workers Comp Cases
- Tennessee Labor Attorney, Jim Higgins, discusses new Workers Compensation Laws
- Tennessee Workers Comp and the Federal Employment Laws
- Proposed Changes to Tennessee Workers Compensation Law
- Proposed Changes to Tennessee Work Comp Laws
- Tennessee Government moving to Limit Work Comp benefits even further
- What is Reconsideration of a TN Work Comp Claim
- What is a TN Work Comp Benefit Review Conference
- How Long Should a Tennessee Work Comp Case Take?
- Tips to Finding a Tennessee Workers Compensation Lawyer
- Rick Piliponis from The Higgins Firm discusses the value of TN Work Comp Cases
- Fault is not to be considered in most Tennessee Workers Compensation Cases
- Tennessee Employer’s Workers Compensation Coverage Now Online
- The importance of reporting your Tennessee Workers Compensation injury
- New Workers Compensation Law Limits Tennessean’s Right to Reconsideration
- Ways to Hire a Tennessee Worker Compensation Attorney
- Tennessee Trane Employees may be able to re-open prior workmens compensation cases
- Recent Tennessee Workers Comp Trial
- Tennessee Workers are often denied medical treatment under the comp system
- New AMA Guidelines Impact TN workers comp cases
- Important Change to Tennessee Workers Compensation Law
- TN Circuit City Employees May Be Able to Reopen Work Comp Claims
- Tennessee Supreme Court addresses work comp issues
- Tennessee Workers May re-open their work comp claim
- A Difficult Tennessee Workman’s Compensation Case
- Laid off Tennessee Workers may be able to open old comp cases
- Tennessee Employees Are Often Incorrectly Classified as Independent Contractors
- Some laid off Tennessee Workers can reopen work comp cases
- Right to re-open a Tennessee workers compensation case
- Family of asbestos victims are given a chance
- Tennessee Court Clears up Work Comp Time Limits
- Tennessee Workers Injured as Scaffold Falls
- Workplace Deaths Contribute to Tennessee’s 47th Place Health Rank
- Tennessee School Closes in Response to “Unusual Event” at Nuclear Power Plant
- Nashville Man Dies from Workplace Injury
- Tennessee Workers Compensation reform failed employees
Category: Workplace Agreement Violations
- Employment At-Will, What Does It Actually Mean?
- Acadia Health Care Violated Non-compete Agreement and Has to Pay $6.9 Million
Category: Workplace Discrimination
- Tennessee’s New Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014
- Genetic Information Discrimination
- Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA): One Hurdle Passed
- The Higgins Firm’s Newest Addition
- U-Haul Agrees to Pay $750,000 to Settle Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit
- Top 5 Things to Look for When Hiring an Employment Lawyer
- Tennessee Company Dollar General Sued Over Background Check Policy
- ‘The Price Is Right’ Model was discriminated against according to Jury
- Tennessee Employmen Lawyer, Jim Higgins, Discusses Retaliation Claims
- Pregnancy Discrimination against Employees and Caregivers Still Tops EEOC’s List
- Court Decides that Racial Workplace Discrimination Suit Can Continue
- How Rights are Enforced under Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
- How Seniority and Benefits Apply Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Offers Certain Reemployment Rights to Military Employees
- USERRA Allows Military Personnel to Take Leave without Employment Termination Risk
- Filipinos at California Hospital File Lawsuit Due to Discrimination over English-Only Rule
- Nonprofit Company that Helps Sight Impaired Workers Faces Discrimination Lawsuit
- Auto Dealers Being Sued for Racial Discrimination
- Tennessee Court makes it Easier to File a Lawsuit against an Employer for Illegal Firings
- Supreme Court Ruling Allows Public Employees Text Messages to Be Read
- Discrimination Charge Filed by Waiter of Ritz-Carlton due to racial prejudice
- Wal-Mart May Face Massive Class Action Suit in Trial
- Tips for Choosing a Tennessee Employment Attorney
- Outback Settles $19M Sexual Discrimination Suit
- Store to Pay $35,000 for Disability Discrimination
- Discrimination of All Types on the Rise
- Supreme Court Strengthens Rights For Victims Of Workplace Sexual Assault Claims
- Nashville, Tennessee Companies Facing Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuits
Category: wrongful death
- Plaintiff Blames Fresenius for Husband’s Wrongful Death in Granuflo Lawsuit