Getting hurt on the job is a scary prospect. Depending on the severity of your injury, you could be out of work for a day or even for the rest of your life. In such situations, coping with drastic lifestyle and financial changes can overshadow thinking about timelines...
Month: October 2021
Workers’ compensation and third-party negligence
When it comes to work-related injuries, most people are familiar with workers' compensation claims as a means of receiving benefits from an employer. In some cases, a thorough investigation of a claim leads to the discovery of third-party negligence. This is important...
Falls from any height can be dangerous
If you use ladders or other elevated devices at work, you may feel proportionately more nervous the higher you get. At six feet from the ground, you’re not all that worried. If you climb a 25-foot ladder, though, it’s fairly unsettling. There is good reason for this,...
Can I claim workers’ compensation for a back injury?
You will probably experience back pain at some point in your life. Yet, you might not consider it a big enough problem to complain about. Day after day, you may turn up at work and manage it as best you can. Perhaps you swallow painkillers when it hurts too much. Or...