Life-threatening Injuries in the Workplace

Although relatively uncommon, sometimes workplace accidents can result in life-threatening/altering injuries. These injuries can drastically affect your everyday life leaving you in pain and with a decreased ability to perform your job to the extent that you could prior. Despite the fact that your injury

The Most Important New Year’s Resolutions for Injured Workers

As 2020 comes to a close you may be thinking more about what New Year’s resolutions you are going to set for 2021. Although health, exercise, and overall well-being are among the top on many people's New Year’s resolutions if you have been injured on

Avoiding Holiday Injuries as a Retail Worker

It’s no secret that the busiest time of year for shopping is around the holidays. Although many people are opting to shop online this year as a result of the pandemic, there will still be large crowds at retail stores for last minute shopping as

How the Holiday Rush Increases Work-Related Injuries

2020 has been a year truly unlike any other. Amongst the many things that make this year different, consumers are buying drastically more everyday goods online. This has dramatically increased the need for factories, distribution centers, postal services and truck drivers. This holiday season, the

Tis the Season for Work-Related Injuries

Oftentimes around the holidays, employers and companies hold celebratory parties and festivities. Although these can be fun and a great way to end the year with your coworkers, unexpected injuries can sometimes occur at these events. If you have been injured at a holiday gathering

Food Poisoning At Work

We all know the feeling when you chow down on a delicious meal and then shortly after something isn’t sitting right. Food poisoning can not only be extremely uncomfortable and painful to experience, it can also be dangerous depending on the severity and amount of

Workplace Injuries Resulting from Daylight Savings

Did you know that the end of Daylight Savings brings about several changes that can affect workplace safety? As the sun begins to set earlier and earlier, more employees are performing work-related duties in the dark. There are a handful of risks increased with the

Witches, Warlocks and… Workers’ Comp

Ghosts, ghouls and goblins aren’t the only frightening things around the Halloween season. The spooky holiday’s festivities comes with an increased chance of injuries at the workplace. Although the correlation between Halloween and workplace accidents might not seem obvious, the scary fun that accompanies this

Winter Weather and Increased Workers’ Compensation Claims

As the summer heat is slowly turning into a brisk autumn, it's clear that winter is quickly approaching. Each season comes with unique challenges to avoid workplace accidents, however, winter weather in particular is accompanied by a heightened risk of workplace accidents. It is important

Workers’ Compensation Rights for Part-Time Workers

With the drastic changes that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find yourself now classified as part-time when you were previously a full-time employee. Although your main concern is likely the impact this has on your pay, you should also consider how this change

Loading new posts...
No more posts