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Airline workers play an important role in making our air travel safe and comfortable. They keep the airplanes stocked with fuel and food and the baggage efficiently loaded. Because of the variety of strenuous work duties, many airline workers get injured, sometimes quite seriously. An injured worker is entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits, yet all too often, injured workers face challenges … Read more
Every day, 13 workers are killed at the workplace. Someย businesses mayย overlook job safety regulations and do not set proper safety guidelines until an unfortunateย accident forces them to.ย According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,ย 4,821ย workplaceย fatalities occurred in 2014. Though every job can expose a worker to hazards, it is the responsibility ofย the employer to minimize the hazards … Read more
In recent years, new diseases have made their way to the U.S. – Ebola and Zika are among the deadliest. To counter these new found illnesses, lab workers are exposed through work on diagnostics, research, testing, and treatment. This, however, puts them at a higher risk of a workplace injury. According to OSHA, there are over 500,000 … Read more
It is estimated that approximately 90 percent of U. S. adults own a cell phone and almost two-thirds of adultsย use a smartphone. Mostย of us do not pay attention to where cell phoneย signals come from and how we are able to receive voice calls, texts, and other data. This information is carried by radio signal waves … Read more
The recycling industry has createdย many job opportunitiesย –ย it also is one of the most hazardous industries to work in. According to the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA), sending a ton of waste to a landfill or an incinerator reduces job opportunities by ten times more than if it was sent to a recycling unit.ย Just as the … Read more
New research shows how a lawyer affects the outcome of a worker compensation claim. When it comes to hiring an attorney for a worker compensation claim case, the benefits outweigh the costs by a considerable margin. Recent research conducted by Martindale Nolo showsย how hiring a lawyer for a workers’ compensation claim case can impact the … Read more