Archives for: April 21st, 2016
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on April 21, 2016
In 1967 the U.S. Congress created the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to protect persons 40 years and older in the workplace. The main goal of this law is to give the same personal rights and freedoms toevery employed individual, regardless of age. As attorneys defending victims of workplace discrimination practices in Kentucky and Indiana, […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on April 15, 2016
Elderly abuse is an increasingly serious problem for seniors across the U.S. This type of abuse includes: physical, sexual, emotional and psychological mistreatment. Elderly abuse also includes neglect, abandonment and financial or material exploitation. Adults aged 65 years and older represent 13 percent of the total population. And by 2050 this group will comprise about […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on April 5, 2016
Although there is not a federal law covering product liability, thousands of injuries occur each year from defective or dangerous products. And the laws covering product liability differ from ordinary injury law because the legal issues involved in unsafe products take on a different set of rules. Since there are many steps involved in manufacturing […]