The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Dec. 10 (EEOC v. Skanska USA Bldg., Inc., 2013 BL 341867, 6th Cir., No. 12-5967, unpublished opinion 12/10/13) that a contractor can be held liable as a 'joint employer' for discriminatory acts of a subcontractor if certain facts exist. The Sixth Circuit heard this as a matter of first impression in that it has not applied the 'joint employer' theory in a Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964 discrimination case though it has expressed "in … [Read more...]
6th Circuit: General contractors liable as ‘joint employers’ with subcontractors’ discrimination
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Fall Risks for Older Adults
June 17, 2013 by
According to a new CDC study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), an estimated 234,000 people ages 15 and older were treated in U.S. emergency departments (ED) in 2008 for injuries that occurred in bathrooms. Four out of 5 of these injuries were caused by falls—which can have especially serious consequences for older adults. Almost one-third (30 percent) of adults aged 65 and above who were injured in bathrooms were diagnosed with fractures. Among adults aged 85 and … [Read more...]
Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
Davidson County is the oldest county in Middle Tennessee. It dates to 1783, when the North Carolina legislature created the county and named it in honor of William Lee Davidson, a North Carolina general who was killed opposing General Cornwallis and the British Army's crossing of the Catawba River on February 1, 1781. In 1963, the City of Nashville and the Davidson County government merged. The 2010 Census by the U.S. Census Bureau gives Davidson County a total population of 626,681. Our firm … [Read more...]
Rutherford County, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
Rutherford County is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. By 1803, the state legislature deemed there were enough people to justify forming a new county, Rutherford County. It was named in honor of North Carolina General Griffith Rutherford, and was formed from portions of the counties of Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties. The 2010 Census by the U.S. Census Bureau gives Rutherford County a total population of 262,604 broken down by the following: Murfreesboro - 108,755, Lavergne - … [Read more...]
Macon County, Lafayette, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
Macon County is located in Northern Middle Tennessee. It is northeast of Nashville and boarders Kentucky. The county was organized in accordance with the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee, 18 Jan 1842, which provided that a new county should be established. Macon County, created from parts of Sumner and Smith counties, was named in honor of Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837), a Revolutionary War soldier and North Carolina statesman. The 2010 Census by the U.S. Census Bureau gives Macon County … [Read more...]
Cheatham County, Ashland City, Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
Cheatham County began at the end of the 1800’s. The county was formally established in 1856 by dividing portions of Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, and Montgomery counties. The county seat was named Ashland City and was established with 50 acres being procured from Mr. Lenox for a sum of $713.00. Ashland City now consists of 24 square miles. One of the first industries in Cheatham County was Sycamore Mills, a black powder manufacturer which was established before the Civil War. The Mill is now a … [Read more...]
Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
The county was named for John Montgomery, a settler who founded the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. The county was initially organized as Tennessee County, North Carolina, but its name was changed in 1796, the year that Tennessee was admitted as a state, to reduce confusion. In the same year, much of the eastern portion of the county was removed from its jurisdiction and incorporated with territory taken from Sumner County to form Robertson County. Subsequent acts of … [Read more...]
Robertson County, Springfield, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
The land which is now within the boundaries of Robertson and Montgomery counties was first known as the Tennessee County of North Carolina. In 1796, the state’s first general assembly met in Knoxville to organize a new state government, and the name Tennessee was officially adopted for the developing state. An act passed by that assembly provided for the division of Tennessee County into two counties. The eastern half was named Robertson in honor of James Robertson, Father of Middle Tennessee … [Read more...]
Trousdale County, Hartsville, Tennessee Personal Injury Attorney
July 3, 2012 by
Nestled in the northern portion of Middle Tennessee, this rural county has a current population just over 7000 scattered over its beautiful hills and lush valleys. Farming, largely tobacco, was the economic base that formed this county, and it is still prevalent today. Many area families came to this fertile land from Virginia and North Carolina when their tobacco-growing families could not subdivide their lands any further. Tennessee was a new state looking for settlers, and this area of the … [Read more...]
