Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Biloxi Sun Herald Reports on Fatal Florida Workplace Heatstroke Accident – Questions Regarding Rights of Injured Biloxi Workers Answered
Late last week the Biloxi Sun Herald reported on a startling and tragic story about a workplace death in Florida due to extreme heat, and the subsequent fines that a Florida contractor-employer is facing in light of its failure to protect employees from fatal heat-involved workplace accidents. According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, Guerrero… Read More »
Do You Know about the 4 Deadliest Types of Car Accidents? If Not, Read This Article Now
While many Louisiana drivers are likely familiar with several common types of car accidents – such as rear-end collisions, “T-bone” collisions, and head-on crashes – they may not know all of the different ways that a serious car accident can occur, and, on top of that, which type of car accident is the most… Read More »
New Orleans Contractor Employer Fined in Connection with November 2023 Worker Death
A New Orleans-based steel contractor is facing serious fines levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the death of a worker last November. According to The Advocate, Nucor Steel, a steel and steel products company, and a New Orleans contractor-employer, have been fined over $27,400 for “serious” safety violations related… Read More »
State Laws, Federal Laws Cover Injured Louisiana Workers — Learn about the Legal Framework of Workers’ Compensation in Louisiana and the U.S. Here
There is no doubt that the United States is peppered with a patchwork of laws, both federal and state. While the federal government establishes laws that are enforced from “sea to shining sea”, state legislatures also pass their own laws which also impact the people that live within the state. This state and federal… Read More »
Karoshi: The Japanese Term for “Death from Overwork”
In December, 2015, a 24-year-old Japanese worker named Matsuri Takahashi died after she jumped from her home in her company dormitory housing. Ms. Takahashi worked for one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies, and her death shook the nation and exposed a dangerous phenomenon for Japanese workers. It turns out that Ms. Takahashi, who worked… Read More »
13-Year-Old Escondido, California Boy’s Death in Suspected Drunk Driving Car Accident Raises Questions among Louisiana Families about the Rights and Options of Surviving Family Members under Louisiana Laws
A 13-year-old Escondido, California boy’s death in a suspected drunk driving car accident sent waves through the community of Escondido, and has re-awakened the conversation about the rights of surviving family members of drunk driving car accidents all the way in New Orleans. The terrible and senseless accident occurred just last week on the… Read More »
Minnesota Manufacturing Worker Killed in Horrific Concrete Drum Accident
The dangers that manufacturing workers, construction workers, and other workers who work with concrete face are becoming more and more apparent to the general public as another worker’s life was taken this week due to a concrete-involved workplace accident. According to national news reports, CBS News, on the morning of Monday, April 29, a… Read More »
Grand Jury Decides No Indictment on Criminal Charges Related to 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse – Rights of Victims of Workplace Accidents Under Louisiana Laws Explained
News of a New Orleans’ jury’s decision not to indict any person or party involved or related to the horrific collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans in 2019 was handed down last October, but New Orleans workers and the families of New Orleans workers still have questions about the options for… Read More »
Pittsburgh Woman Killed by Loose Steel Drum, Wrongful Death Claims Explained
News of the death of a woman beloved by both her family and a community has spread across the internet like wildfire. The nature of 51-year-old Aleia Lopez’s death is both gruesome and hard to believe, as no one could have expected the chain of events that led to her untimely and tragic passing…. Read More »
Philadelphia Construction Worker Dead after being Electrocuted, Falling from Ladder at Worksite
A Philadelphia construction worker is sadly dead after he suffered fatal injuries related to an electrocution accident and falling from a ladder. According to local news reports, ABC 6 Action News Philadelphia, the construction worker was working at a work site in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood on the 6500 block of Lansdowne Avenue on the… Read More »