Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
A new bill before the Massachusetts legislature could seriously affect business owners. If the bill is passed, any business owners that do not purchase workers' compensation insurance can be charged with a felony. As it stands now, business owners who fail to purchase...
Tragedy struck in Fort Mill last week when a man lost his life on the job. As with any workplace accident, the incident is being investigated by multiple parties. The victim, 59-year-old R.B., was working when he was struck by a forklift. Although he was still alive...
A workplace injury can happen to anyone, anywhere, in any line of work. Read the statistics below to learn more about workplace injuries and you'll see how prevalent wounds of this nature are in the U.S. Studies show that more than 4.1 million people are injured on...
Social media is being used for much more than checking up on peoples' statuses these days. It has been brought into courtrooms across the country, such as the court that is reviewing a case of workers' compensation in Arkansas. The man at the center of the case,...
Tragedy struck at a steelmaking business when an employee became stuck between two stainless steel coils. While the company is not releasing any additional information about the employee or the accident, it is known that police are currently investigating the...
A young boy killed on the job is now the center of a lawsuit against a major retailer. The 17-year-old employee was operating a floor buffer on a wet floor when it malfunctioned and electrocuted him. Although he was rushed to a nearby hospital, the teen lost his life...
Workers' compensation is a state-by-state insurance program that provides workers with monetary awards and/or benefits if they suffer work-related injuries, illnesses, or accidents. A variety of different circumstances can lead to a person qualifying for workers'...
Most people know that if someone they are dependent on is hurt at work, that person can claim workers' compensation in order to recoup some of the financial losses suffered as a result of the injury. Not many people know, however, that if a worker's injuries...
In Atlanta, Georgia, recent statistics released by researches show that work-related injuries have decreased in 2010. However, throughout the majority of the country, the number of on-the-job injuries held steady last year. Recent data shows that in the city of...
According to news sources, a serious workplace accident claimed the life of a 34-year-old employee on Monday, September 12, 2011. Police responding to the scene of the accident said that the incident took place at approximately 3:30 PM at a railroad tie company. The...
