According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), there are more than 145,000 warehouse workers in the United States. About one in 20 will be injured while working in the [...]
When Dexter returned home after suffering a serious on-the-job injury, he expected his boss to step up. He thought his employer would pay his medical bills, and he might even get money to replace [...]
After an on-the-job injury, figuring out which doctors to see can be a real headache. Do you have to see your employer’s doctor or can you choose your own? What happens if you don’t like the [...]
When someone is injured at work, they get workers’ comp benefits, right? Not always, and sometimes it can be hard to understand why some people receive benefits while others don’t. For example, [...]
Joe and his friends knew the risks of working on the construction of a new building. They had done this kind of work for several years and enjoyed the excitement and opportunities. However, one [...]
Several years ago, Laura noticed her hands and fingers would sometimes tingle or get numb. As a data entry worker, she typed for most of her 40-hour work week and her work began to suffer. She [...]
When someone is injured at work, or develops an occupational disease, they typically need medical treatment. For example, Danny went to the emergency room after he was injured in a serious [...]
Construction sites are dangerous places. Likewise, warehouses, factories, coal mines, and steel mills all seem like places where the workers might be injured. What about a clean, [...]
Maybe you know someone who received workers’ compensation benefits because of a serious on-the-job injury. It could be that a loved one developed a chronic medical condition like cancer or [...]
Many work-related injuries happen in a dramatic way, like a big construction site accident. It’s easy, then, to forget that people working in offices are at risk also. Still, on-the-job injuries [...]
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