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Life without paid sick leave has added stress
As you probably know, North Carolina law does not require employers to grant to their employees paid sick leave. A recent study published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry shows that workers who do not get receive paid sick leave experience significant stress worrying that if they get sick, they…
Part two of SSDI backlog: another side of the story
Regular readers know that we shared the first half of a story about the SSDI backlog that has gotten so much attention in the press lately. We are going to pick up this story again; a tale that revolves around a locksmith who lost his job due to a back…
SSDI backlog: another side of the story
Residents of North Carolina are known for working hard and playing hard. Many of us identify with the work we do; it’s a part of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world. When an injury or illness prevents a person from working, there is often a…
Wife killed, husband badly injured in North Carolina highway crash
It’s about a four-hour drive east of Charlotte to get to Edgecombe County. A sergeant with the county sheriff’s office there was recently involved in a fatal car accident. Edgecombe County Sheriff Cleveland “Clee” Atkinson Jr. called the crash a “tragic accident.” There is no doubt that this was a…
Your work schedule might be a killer
When you are wheeled into the emergency room of a Charlotte hospital, one of the very last things on your mind are the long hours the ER physician might have endured over the past week. But in many hospitals, ER doctors and nurses work long hours on rotating shifts that…
Associated Press: SSDI backlog now tops 1 million
One million is a big number. Despite the astronomical figures in the federal debt, baseball player salaries and the number of results you get a typical Google search, a million is still a lot. And when more than a million Americans are on a Social Security Disability waiting list, the…
North Carolina is observing Child Passenger Safety Week
Children are the most precious cargo you will ever have in your car, truck or SUV as you drive around Charlotte. Whether they are your kids or your grandchildren or someone else’s kids, they all deserve to handled with care. That is part of the reason North Carolina Governor Roy…
Ranking Charlotte’s riskiest jobs
When you walk, bike, ride the bus or drive around Charlotte, you see people doing a wide variety of jobs with varying degrees of risk involved. From crane operators to taxi cab drivers to office workers to retail clerks and beyond, the dangers of workplace accidents and injuries shifts from job to…
Expert advice on coping with disability
It is interesting to see how life can turn itself around. A rich person can become poor and a poor person can become rich. Thin can become fat and fat become thin. A person who was once rejected because of a disability can be sought after for advice about disabilities.…
Charlotte construction work is rough on the body
Charlotte construction workers know better than anyone how rough work can be on the body. Some experts say construction workers might not realize how those aches, pains and injuries can add up and make them more vulnerable to opioid addiction, however. A recent news article said that 20 percent of…
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