If you work in health care, there is likely one thing you have worried about more than anything else this last year. Yet, there are many other ways to get ill or injured on the job, which continue to present as much of a risk as ever. When you work in the health...
Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
Year: 2021
How long can it take to settle my workers’ comp claim?
Workers’ compensation cases are often a difficult time for employees. They are not working, injured, their bills are still coming, and now they also have medical expenses to deal with. The cost of a workplace injury involving medical attention can be several thousand...
What is a repetitive stress injury?
Job injuries are often the result of sudden and catastrophic workplace accidents. If a machine breaks down or someone operating a vehicle fails to notice another employee standing behind them, someone might suffer a severe and immediate injury. There's no denying that...
What should you do if your workers’ compensation claim is denied?
If you start a workers’ compensation claim after getting hurt on the job, you hope that you will get a quick approval and begin to receive the benefits that you need. Unfortunately, some people will have to deal with a denial. Workers’ compensation claims can be...
The most common causes of injuries on construction sites
Construction sites are workplaces that have some of the tightest safety requirements, from the obligation to wear a hard hat to weight limits on scaffolding and the necessity of high-visibility jackets. However, despite the strict safety regulations, construction...