FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! ENJOY THESE 6 AUTUMN ACTIVITIES
Throughout November, everyone is eagerly looking forward to Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, but you shouldn’t let the rest of the month slip past you! Enjoy these other fall activities with the whole family. HOMEMADE CARAMEL APPLES Homemade treats are no doubt far better than their store-bought counterparts. Try your hand at making your own caramel apples for the whole family to enjoy. You can also add a number of toppings to liven things up, such as nuts, white or milk chocolate, coconut, sprinkles, or pecans. BACKYARD BONFIRE During these cold months, you may be tempted to stay indoors, but heading outside for a bonfire is a great way to spend time with your family while enjoying the brisk weather. If you have a fire pit in your backyard, now is the perfect time to take advantage of it by bundling up with some hot chocolate and s’mores. AUTUMN ARRANGEMENTS It’s time to get crafty! Creating your own fall arrangements will ensure that your home has the seasonal decorations you want. Making beautiful fall flower arrangements for your kitchen table or wreaths for your front door to greet guests will create a fantastic autumn vibe.
MOVIE NIGHT Gather your loved ones in the living room with popcorn, blankets, and a great film. Make the most of your autumn evenings by cozying up and spending quality time with each other while watching some family holiday favorites, like “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” or the Thanksgiving comedy-drama “Pieces of April.” HOME-COOKED FOOD When autumn rolls around, pie and warm cider may be high on your list of tasty treats you’re eagerly anticipating. This fall, encourage your family to take part in making annual goodies and sharing them with your neighbors. Nothing warms the heart more than receiving a loaf of freshly baked pumpkin bread during these increasingly cold days. KNITTED SCARVES If you’re handy with knitting needles, now is the season to put them to work. Hand-knitted scarves are great gifts to give throughout the fall and winter, and you can also make it a family activity! Take some time to teach your kids how to knit and crochet to create scarves of their very own.
ANCIENT TRADITIONS
A QUICK HISTORY OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Upton Sinclair
Labor rights and workers’ compensation are often associated
these clauses were abused regularly. It took Upton Sinclair and America’s Dairyland to spread workers’ compensation laws across the U.S. Sinclair’s vivid documentation of slaughterhouses in Chicago, as depicted in his book “The Jungle,” was enough to wake up lawmakers. In 1911, Wisconsin became the first state to create a workers’ compensation rights law, after New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Montana failed to do so. Mississippi was the last state to create legislation, finally adding workers’ compensation laws in 1948. Luckily for workers today, it’s nearly impossible to find a job without workers’ compensation. Every state has some law that requires all employers to offer their part-time and full-time employees some level of compensation should they get injured on the job. It’s a right that our ancient ancestors saw as a necessity and one that we continue to uphold today. If you need help filing a workers’ compensation claim or believe your employer is avoiding giving you the compensation you deserve, give the Law Offices of William F. Underwood, III, P.C., a call at 229-888-0888.
with the Industrial Revolution and the
subsequent strikes by steel and railroad workers, but we actually have ancient civilizations to thank for holding employers responsible.
The Sumerians are well-known for placing value on the loss of employees’ body parts during work, while historians have found that the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese made distinctions between impairments and disabilities sustained by workers — distinctions that we still use in cases today. Of course, the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century does come into play in this history. Society was rapidly building and expanding, but its laws and protections lagged behind. If an employer could prove that the injury to an employee was another employee’s fault, the result of the injured party’s own wrongdoing, or that their job was considered “risky,” employers could get away without any fault. It goes without saying that
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