Often there is a lot of confusion surrounding workers' compensation, what it is, how it works, and what it covers. A common question that often comes up is, does workers' compensation cover repetitive physical injuries? What is Workers' Compensation? All…
Commercial trucks log thousands of miles each month, delivering goods from manufacturers to suppliers and store fronts. 18-wheelers, tractor trailers and other large trucks are involved in numerous accidents, often resulting in severe injuries. According to Time, being a truck driver…
Establishing a safe and healthy work environment is especially important when the risk of extreme heat increases during the summer months. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 1,300 deaths per year in the United States are due to…
Many people are either denied workers’ compensation benefits or have their benefits significantly reduced because they fail to ask their employer for medical care in a timely manner. Oftentimes, we meet with people who have a work-related accident and…
We often have clients who suffer an injury at work, see a physician, and are unhappy with the treatment which has been provided. While we understand the frustration one feels when they have an expectation, and the outcome isn’t close…
If you consider yourself to be an independent contractor who was recently injured on the job, before taking the steps towards filing a claim, we first recommend you double check your job classification. The form of payment alone or failure…
Injured workers always want to know who will pay for their pain and suffering, especially if it's caused by the negligence of another person. Generally these types of intangible damages, such as pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of capacity to…
Issue: I work doing mostly heavy manual labor. I injured my back lifting a load. I told my supervisor immediately. He told me not to file a claim and to continue to work. I tried, but I find working to be increasingly difficult.…
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