Everyone expects to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday abroad but, unfortunately not all holidays have a happy ending. Accidents and illness often ruin package holidays but if you booked a package holiday you could be eligible for compensation under The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.

It doesn’t matter if the accident happened in the UK or abroad as long as it was a package holiday. To qualify as a package holiday at least two or more...

Winter means bad weather in many parts of the United States.  And bad weather means power failure for many people.  In cold weather be prepared to use your fireplace or woodstove to keep your home warm until your power is restored.  What do you need to do to be prepared?  Here we will review what you need to do in preparation along with what to do in the midst of the power failure and also after the power has been restored. 

Be Prepared! ...

Driving under the influence is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. Many states have enacted tougher DUI laws to prevent the problem from growing further and to help people understand the serious consequences of driving under the influence. A major problem for many people is that they don’t know the laws or don’t understand how serious DUI is if they are convicted.

A Review of DUI - DUI is a criminal offense in all 50 states. It's often a misdemeanor...

Types of Social Security Disability Benefits

The Social Security Administration has established a number of different types of disability programs. Although the medical rules are similar under each program, the technical rules on eligibility set each program apart. What program you may be eligible for depends on a number of factors, including your work history, age, household income and marital status. You may be eligible for more than one type of benefits, but generally SSA will...

A senior management employee suffers from severe depression and has to take time off work. She applies for long-term disability (“LTD”) benefits under her employer’s group insurance policy. She receives LTD benefits. After two years, her employer gets tired of waiting for her to come back to work, and fires her.

Another scenario: the same employee applies for LTD but the insurer refuses to pay. The employer takes the position that she is not disabled, and...

If the evidence provided by the claimant’s own medical sources is inadequate to determine if he or she is disabled, additional medical information may be sought by re-contacting the treating source for additional information or clarification, or by arranging for a CE.  The treating source is the preferred source of purchased examinations when the treating source is qualified, equipped and willing to perform the additional examination or tests for the fee schedule payment and...

Question:

Why is the consumption of alcohol prohibited in Islam?

Answer:

Alcohol has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It continues to cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to millions throughout the world. Alcohol is the root cause of several problems facing society. The statistics of soaring crime rates, increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes throughout the world bear mute testimony to the...

When you rent a car you are entering into an agreement with the rental company that you will use the vehicle for a certain period of time, and that you will follow traffic laws and do your best to return the car in the condition that you rented it. In return, the rental company has a responsibility to ensure that the vehicle that you rent from them is safe and hazard free, with proper maintenance done regularly on the car. However, because of money or time constraints rental companies...

Pedestrians being hit by automobiles is a serious problem and it is especially prevalent here in the United States with somewhere between 65,000 and 75,000 injuries from pedestrian-vehicle collisions each year, and around 5,000 deaths. Many of these accidents and fatalities could have been prevented had the driver been aware of the laws regarding pedestrian right-of-way, and followed those laws. If you are the victim of an accident where a vehicle hit you when you were on foot, or if...

The last 5 years has seen an epidemic of cheap prices flooding the market in portable appliance testing. At first sight this may seem welcome for the many companies using this service in compliance with Health & Safety legislation. However, it is also the case that the relevant and important visual checks, as set out in the IEE Code of Practice, are often being ignored on a large scale by companies who are keen on making a fast buck. Quite often the engineers on site are not to...