Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
A smaller workers’ comp check can cause panic fast. Rent, groceries, gas and family bills do not wait while your body heals. When the payment arrives and it does not match your usual paycheck, it can feel like something went wrong. Sometimes the amount is correct...
Construction workers are at risk of falls, both when working at heights and on the ground. At heights, a worker may fall from a roof, scaffolding or ladder. On the ground, a worker may suffer an injury after falling into a floor hole. A fall can lead to life-altering...
Employees who suffer on-the-job injuries don’t always want to report their injuries, but ensuring they report them is critical. Once the employee reports the injury, the employer may have to record the injury with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
In the hospital, overexertion injuries are common. For many nurses, they end up dealing with serious back injuries, often stemming from manually handling patients. This is a risk that can be hard to avoid. After all, nurses may be tasked with activities like:...
Many employees have physically demanding jobs, and those demands sometimes strain their knees. This is particularly common in jobs that involve kneeling, climbing, squatting and lifting, such as construction workers, warehouse employees, flooring installers,...
Injuries from repeated movements or strain often develop slowly, sneaking up before you notice the full impact. You may feel stiffness in your wrists, shoulders or back and at first dismiss it as normal work fatigue. Over time, these aches can worsen and start...
A lot of high school and college students are using part of their spring break to explore summer job opportunities as camp counselors or counselors-in-training (CIT). Whether at a local day camp or a sleep-away camp, these jobs let young people get sunshine and...
Only the worst cases of school violence tend to make the news. People who don't work in an educational environment might underestimate the risks faced by teachers and other school professionals, as only mass casualty events generally attract mass media attention....
The goal in most workers’ compensation claims is to help a professional return to their previous occupation, as healthy as possible after sustaining an occupational injury or illness. Whenever possible, the ideal is to completely resolve their symptoms or help them...
Servers have to move quickly, juggle details about multiple groups of people and maintain a pleasant demeanor the entire time. It is a very demanding profession, but serving in a restaurant can also be relatively lucrative. Servers can earn generous gratuities if they...
