Kaine Law congratulates Nikhil Jaganathan, this year’s Growing Your Community Scholarship winner. The law firm awards the $1,500 scholarship to deserving high school, undergraduate, or graduate students who commit to improving their communities. Nikhil will use the scholarship to pursue his educational and professional goals in medicine. “I knew that this subject was perfect for my career path …
Announcing Our Growing Your Community Scholarship Winner Lily Wallace
Kaine Law is proud to announce that the Our Growing Your Community Scholarship winner is Lily Wallace. This $1,500 scholarship awards high school, undergraduate, and graduate students (or soon-to-be students) for their commitment to improving their communities. Lily has excelled in academics, led service projects at school and church, and lent a helping hand to …
The Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Doctrine
Like any law related topic, there are a number of factors that can alter the filing of a lawsuit and its outcome. This is no different for a workers’ compensation claim. In fact, many injured employees believe that workers’ comp cases are cut and dry – the employer should pay if an employee has been …
Injured at Work
For the vast majority of Americans the thought of being injured on the job isn’t a concern or even a thought. However, the number of injuries/fatalities at the workplace has reached an all-time high in recent years and many are left wondering why? According to the United States Department of Labor (USDOL), 2015 was a …
Social Media Privacy & Safety: Laws to Protect You at Work
Our everyday lives are surrounded by updates from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and thousands of other social media sites. We have become habitual users of several different platforms that take us away from real human interaction. Some individuals choose to interact with these platforms because it is easier or because he/she is not being accepted …
Injured on the Job? Know Your Rights!
Day in and day out we find ourselves hitting the alarm clock with annoyance as we want to avoid the inevitable work week. Whether it is the case of the Mondays or encountering a mid-week exhaustion point, we know that in order to make ends meet we have to go to work. However, an even …
Falling in the Workplace
Five o’clock has finally hit and you grab your keys to brave the commute home. On your way out the door you suddenly and unexpectedly fall to the ground. You may have picked yourself up immediately, (more embarrassed than anything) or you endured a serious injury. Every year there are thousands of people who sustain …