Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury Answers
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Injured at work or in an accident? There are dozens of questions that you’ll immediately have, like who’s responsible? Do I need an attorney? Will I get a settlement? Find answers to all of these and more in the Minkow Domin blog on workers’ compensation and personal injuries.
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Around 60 Percent Of All U.S. Students Either Bully Or Are Bullied
Bullying is a serious issue that pervades schools throughout Illinois. According to Stopbullying.gov, 28 percent of students in grades six through 12 state that they have been bullying victims and approximately 30 percent of young people admit that they have bullied...
New Apps Allow Bullies To Post Messages Anonymously To Post Messages
In September of 2013, a 12-year-old girl committed suicide after harmful messages were sent to her through a social networking application, states CNN. These messages told the girl that she should die, asked her why she was still alive and were sent through a bullying...
Illinois Family Files Bullying Lawsuit, Illustrating Rise In Legal Actions Against Bullies
Recently, according to the New York Daily News, the parents of an elementary school-aged child in Illinois filed a bullying lawsuit against their child’s bully. The lawsuit claims that the child was targeted by the bully throughout the duration of the school year and...
Lawsuit Against School District Meets Federal Definition Of Sexual Bullying, Appeals Court Rules
Sexual bullying occurs when gestures, actions or attention directed towards another are used to intimidate, hurt or offend that person. With this type of bullying, the bully may focus on things like the victim’s appearance, sexual orientation or body parts to cause...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Signs New Anti-Bullying Law
Illinois has several different anti-bullying laws in place to protect school-aged children from the harm bullies can cause. For example, according to the Illinois General Assembly, the School Code states that any person who engages in bullying behaviors to an extent...
Teens Girls’ Phones, Social Media Allegedly Hacked By Cyberbully
Bullying is no longer limited to what can happen on the playground at school. Today, harmful messages and threats sent through certain applications by a cyberbully can cause extensive harm to victims, their friends and their families. For example, according to...