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
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
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
There’s no denying that working for yourself has its perks. Although being classified as self employed or an independent contractor can give you increased freedom and flexibility with your work, it could also potentially put you at risk if you don’t take the proper precautions.
When you wake up each morning and head to work, you never expect that you will incur an injury on-the-job. Although many safety precautions can be taken to avoid workplace injuries, sometimes accidents happen. To help treat and heal your injury, you place your trust
Although we may be witnessing life returning back to a somewhat normal state, researchers are still hard at work developing an antiviral medication that could serve as COVID-19 treatment and possible prevention. At Emory hospital, a drug called EID-2801 has the potential to cure COVID-19
A workplace injury can truly be life-altering. Not only does it impact you financially, it can also cause emotional and physical hardships. Oftentimes, a work-related accident can result in the loss of the ability to work for an extended period of time. Even with the
Did you know that workers’ compensation coverage applies to natural disasters? If a fire, earthquake, hurricane or any other type of disaster results in an employee’s injury, workers’ compensation benefits can apply. Workers’ compensation is designed to protect a worker from any work-related injury or
Workplace injuries can significantly impact your quality of life, so it is essential that if you incur an injury on-the-job, you receive the best healthcare as quickly as possible for your recovery. What happens if, because of your doctor’s negligence, that isn’t the case, though?
According to the CDC, second hand smoke is dangerous and contains hundreds of toxic chemicals, 70 of which cause cancer. So what happens if you are a non-smoker and you become sick because of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke? Does workers’ compensation benefits cover this? Environmental