The sword wielded by OSHA may be getting a lot mightier. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for American workers, and federal law gives it the power to conduct workplace inspections and punish companies that
What a fantastic way to welcome 2016! I am overwhelmed with gratitude and love for this gracious and extraordinary gift from my client. Each week I learn lessons from the strength, resilience and determination of my injured workers. Kindness and generosity were the lessons today. It
What happens when a workers’ compensation claims administrator disagrees with a primary doctor and rejects a medical treatment? This scenario is not uncommon: employee hurt at work, employee needs medication, employee’s doctor prescribes medication, employee’s treatment is evaluated by a workers’ compensation doctor, treatment is
I am willing to wager that when you hear the term “workplace injury,” the first image that comes to your mind is of an employee slipping, falling, or getting a body part caught in heavy machinery. Yet, not all workplace injuries are entirely “physical” in
Tyson Foods, Inc. is a giant. It is one of the largest meat processors in the world, and the largest chicken and beef producer in the U.S., with 113,000 employees and over 400 locations. Tyson supplies chicken, beef, and pork to supermarkets and restaurants worldwide.
Georgia’s Second Highest Court Reaffirms that Companies Cannot Use Employee Violations of Workplace Rules to Deny Workers’ Compensation Benefits As we all know, no one is perfect. And this is often the case for employees who are injured at work. Employees arrive late, skip training, disobey
Chronic pain is unfortunately an all-too-common reality for employees who are injured in the workplace. While the initial pain from an injury may eventually subside with early treatment, many workplace injuries result in chronic, lasting pain and other unexpected medical conditions. But what if there was
Federal laws require companies to protect employees who work with dangerous machinery. Two recent finger-amputation incidents at a Primex Plastics Corporation plant in Georgia are a stark reminder that there can be severe consequences for employers and employees when safety efforts fall short. On February 28,
Misclassifying employees as independent contractors – which is a way for companies to avoid fair employment and compensation rules and regulations – is “one of the most serious problems facing affected workers, employers and the entire economy,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor. But
Safety Violations Lead to Employee’s Horrific Death in Pressure Cooker In 1906, American journalist Upton Sinclair exposed unsafe and inhumane working conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry in the novel, The Jungle. Yet, recent headlines show that, over 100 years later, many companies continue to sacrifice