Injured workers often have to struggle to get their questions answered about workers’ compensation and their legal rights. Workplace injuries can be life changing, leaving an injured worker in pain and with huge medical bills and disabilities. Injured workers often have to struggle to get their questions answered about workers’ comp benefits and their legal rights. How does quitting … Read more
Can an employer dispute a workers’ compensation claim? Many workers are not aware of their rights and some workers are afraid to file a work comp claim. Every worker should know and understand the benefits that they are entitled to under the workers’ compensation system if they become injured at work. Workers’ Compensation Benefits Injured workers are entitled … Read more
If you suffer a workplace injury, seek compensation for damages. Every worker is at risk of injury. Every job, even those that seem to be mundane, poses certain risks to workers. Some types of jobs are considered to be extremely dangerous, such as construction workers, healthcare professionals, airline industry professionals, and factory workers. Other jobs are not considered high-risk jobs. However, that … Read more
An injured worker may not want to file a work comp claim for fear of negative consequences. Workplace injuries are a harsh reality faced by many workers in the U.S. each day. Many injuries are serious enough to leave a worker permanently disabled. The workers’ compensation system provides medical and wage loss benefits to injured workers irrespective of who was at … Read more
A risk that construction workers face is that of an elevator accident. Construction sites are among the most dangerous places to work, because of the presence of heavy equipment, moving machines, falling debris, and people working on heights. One of the risks that construction workers face is that of an elevator accident. There are various ways in … Read more
Arthroscopic surgery has become a treatment of choice for many work-related orthopedic injuries. Workers are prone to a variety of injuries at the workplace. While many work-related injuries are minor and require minimal treatment, other injuries are serious and require extensive and prolonged treatment. Such injuries can leave a worker unable to attend work for a long time. Injuries that involve damage to … Read more