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America’s worst job?
They only come out at night: the sanitation crews at slaughterhouses. They descend on the factory floors with a “nightly storm of high-pressure hoses, chemical vapors, blood, grease, and frantic deadlines, all swirling in clouds of steam around pulsing belts, blades, and blenders,” Bloomberg reports. The nightmare setting gets worse…
Looking at 2017: Waiting for Social Security Disability approval
More than 27 per day, more than 192 per week and more than 830 per month. That is how many Americans died last year while waiting for Social Security Disability benefits approval, news outlets have reported. The total for 2017 tops 10,000, according to Social Security records obtained by the…
By the numbers: Drunk driving and New Year’s Eve
The last day of 2017 is almost here. Many people might consider that reason enough to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. Whether the celebration is to mark the end of the old year or the start of a new one, many here in Charlotte enjoy New Year’s Eve with friends,…
Leaving SSDI applications and appeals to the experts
Financial advisers help people make important decisions about what to do with money. Which stocks to buy or sell, for instance, as well as how to match investments to personal financial goals. One aspect of advice and guidance that financial advisers often fall short on is helping clients navigate the Social…
Charlotte bicyclist struck, killed by speeding car on Christmas Eve
It was the afternoon of Christmas Eve in south Charlotte. A 57-year-old man was enjoying a bicycle ride until, without warning he was struck by a speeding car at the intersection of Johnston Road and Pineville-Matthews Road. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, the driver was traveling at a high rate of…
Social Security Disability: an overview
Like so many issues that make their way into the news, Social Security Disability is often misunderstood, mischaracterized, mislabeled and subject to partisanship and emotions. So let’s take a few minutes to try to clear the misconceptions about a federal program that helps millions of disabled American workers pay for necessities. First,…
‘Tis the season for worker injuries
Just about everyone is busy as Christmas approaches. Busy shopping, putting up decorations, baking cookies, wrapping gifts and so on. It’s a busy time of year in Charlotte and around the world, that’s for sure. As busy as you are, holiday seasonal workers are even busier trying to make customers…
By the numbers: Impaired drivers and holiday traffic crashes
The old song insists that this is “the most wonderful time of the year.” When you consider the gatherings of friends and family, the exchanging of gifts, the friendliness and holiday greetings of strangers, it seems that the song might be right. Unfortunately, there is also a dark side to…
Study: Sexual harassment leads to physical, psychological problems
Every day it seems as if another powerful politician or media figure is accused of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct. It turns out that workplace harassers make the lives of their victims unpleasant in more than one way. A university study shows that sexual harassment in the workplace directly contributes…
Poultry workers fear retaliation for reporting workplace injuries
Poultry production is North Carolina’s leading agricultural industry, accounting for more than $34 billion and 100,000 jobs statewide. In fact, neighboring Union County is the second leading poultry-producing county in the state, surpassed only by Duplin. Unfortunately, workers at meat and poultry processing plants are reluctant to tell inspectors about on-the-job…
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