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
On-the job injuries can be accompanied by large amounts of uncertainty about the future of your physical, mental and financial health. Sometimes during the confusion and chaos after a work-related injury, it is difficult to know how to file a workers’ compensation claim or if
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
Unfortunately, fraudulent activity is present in many different industries. From banking to business, fraud is a five letter word that most people are familiar with. What happens, though, when fraudulent activity impacts your safety in the workplace or your security that if you are injured,
Many people have found themselves working from home over the past several months. Telecommuting has given individuals the ability to continue many of their job responsibilities from the safety of their home. Although this offers many benefits to workers, a large area of concern surrounds
If you have been infected with COVID-19 and have had to take time off work as a result, you may be wondering when it is appropriate to return to work. Perhaps your employer gave you a period of time that is either longer or shorter
There are many workers whose jobs are not able to be remotely done at home during this pandemic, and they continue to work in person. They are deemed essential workers, and that ranges from working in a hospital, to a grocery store, public transportation, food
Before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, injury-based claims vastly outnumbered the amount of disease-based claims. In the recent weeks, however, we have seen numbers adjust and reveal an entirely different story about which type of claims are being filed more frequently. Many states are implementing
During this confusing time, it is important to stay in-the-know with how COVID-19 is impacting workers’ safety and rights. The Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group periodically releases updates on how specific industries and states are being impacted by the pandemic. There have recently been
If a worker is injured on the job, they should be treated equally and receive the same aid from workers’ compensation benefits. In Florida, there have been undocumented workers who did not receive workers’ comp, and even some have been arrested for being undocumented (even