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8 Oct

What Are Nonsubscribers?

[caption id="attachment_2053" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo of construction workers on a jobsite[/caption] In Texas, workers’ compensation is a state-regulated insurance system that provides medical and wage c...

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6 Oct

Is Swimming with Sharks Safer Than Distracted Driving?

Apparently, swimming with sharks is safer than texting while driving. Discovery says that your chances of being killed by a shark are one in 11.5 million. As you will see later in this post, the rate of being killed in a...

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3 Oct

Why Did an Automatic Flood Barricade Fail?

[caption id="attachment_2039" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo of a distressed motorist[/caption] In late September, Austin received a much-needed downpour over a few days. Many low water crossings were flooded and...

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1 Oct

Why Was Texas Workers’ Comp Reformed in 2005?

In 1989, the Texas Legislature adopted the Texas Worker’s Compensation Act. The Act made it a law for workers to be compensated fairly for injuries sustained while on the job. The Act included other provisions: ...

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29 Sep

What Is the Standard for 911 Call Center Response Times?

When we face a serious injury or threat, our first instinct is to dial 9-1-1. Austin’s 911-call center has undergone some hard times. Fortunately, a recent report from KXAN says that government officials are making cha...

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26 Sep

Have Medical Malpractice Payouts Increased in Texas?

[caption id="attachment_2027" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo of a Wheelchair[/caption] Medical malpractice payouts in Texas went down slightly from 2012 to 2013. According to Diedrich Healthcare, the per capita...

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24 Sep

Does Texas Have a State Level Occupational Inspection Agency?

The Dallas Morning News recently determined that workers in Texas are 12 percent more likely to die on the job than in any other state. Additionally, RawStory says, “One of the driving forces of Texas’s economy, c...

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22 Sep

What Is Blood Alcohol Concentration?

On our blog, we frequently discuss the drinking and driving problem in Austin. We always mention the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of drunken driving offenders who injure or kill innocent people. In this post, we wil...

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22 Sep

Texas Adopts New Workers’ Comp Regulations

Why You Need a Lawyer After an On-the-Job Accident in Austin Workers’ compensation is a state-regulated insurance system that covers employees’ lost income and provides medical benefits if they are injured or become...

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19 Sep

What Are Advanced Frontal Airbags?

Since September 1, 2006, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) has required all passenger cars and light trucks to install advanced frontal airbags (AFAB). The AFAB is the latest generation that is designed t...

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17 Sep

Are Employers Not Protecting Temporary Workers?

In late June, a Texas vegetable processor received $135,200 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for endangering the lives of its temporary workers. Unfortunately, this is only one of ma...

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15 Sep

How Can We Raise Awareness on Protecting Motorcyclists?

[caption id="attachment_2141" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo of a motorcycle that crashed into a stoplight pole.[/caption] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that in 2012, there  w...

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12 Sep

Is Texas a Dangerous Place for Pedestrians?

According to Smart Growth America (SGA), 4,192 people were killed while walking in Texas between 2003 and 2012. There were 34,107 traffic fatalities during that period, which means pedestrians accounted for 12.3 percent ...

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11 Sep

Remembering September 11th

At The Law Offices of Aaron Allison, we would like to express our sympathies for the families and friends who lost a loved one in the attacks on September 11, 2001. Although that day shook our country to its core, we wil...

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10 Sep

How Does OSHA Conduct Inspections?

It is not possible for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to inspect the more than seven million workplaces in the United States. Instead, OSHA prioritizes its inspections based off the most dangero...

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