Workers’ Compensation

While every job has its own potential risk, workplace injuries big and small happen across the board. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 2.6 million people sustained nonfatal injuries at work in 2021. When that injury makes it difficult to work, people rely on...

If you suffer an injury on the job, you will usually be able to collect benefits from workers' compensation. Medical benefits will typically begin immediately. But the same is not true for lost wage benefits. There is a waiting period for payments from workers'...

Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition of chronic pain. Physicians are still discovering much about the ailment and its causes. However, CRPS tends to occur in various circumstances and may result from the action or negligence of another person. What are the...

Some workers’ compensation claims are straightforward and easy to settle. Those injured parties typically find themselves back at work after a brief recovery period. Sometimes it is not that simple. In fact, there are some instances when you might want to talk with an...

Working in construction comes with quite a few risks that are not present at other jobs or in other industries. This includes an increased chance in fall injuries, and specifically fall injuries from ladders at significant heights. The hazard of slips, trips and falls...

Back injuries are the most common reason that workers call out not only in the state or even the country, but across the globe. To that end, it is not surprising that back injuries are much more serious than some people make them out to be. In fact, a back injury can...

Working at a job requiring you to complete the same body movements may result in wearing down tissue. Over time this repetitive use may result in the need for medical treatment. An overuse injury happens due to constant irritation to a particular part of the body,...

When you sustain an injury at your workplace, the natural reaction is to file a workers' compensation claim to get the financial support you need. The process may not be so cut and dry if an accident happens while you are not on the clock, however. In any workers'...

Injuries suffered on the job often end up covered by workers' compensation policies. This often includes the injuries that most people do not think about, such as crush injuries. What exactly are crush injuries? What sort of damage could they cause a potential victim,...

Workers across the board continue to face sexual harassment even in a culture where more of the workplace is strictly digital. However, a digital workplace is a ripe environment for non-physical sexual harassment to occur. But exactly what is this? Threats or coercion...