Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
Wear and tear injuries are common in professions that involve continual movement and repetitive motions. For nurses, who are on their feet and hands-on with patients for an entire shift, these little everyday actions can add up quickly. If you are a nurse and feel...
Back injuries serve as one of the most common injuries that keep workers from returning to work, or that cause them to call out of work in the first place. Knowing this alone, it is easy to see exactly how back injuries can impact a work situation. After suffering...
Regardless of your job or the duties you perform at work, there is a good chance you need to be able to hear effectively. Because hearing is also critical for your enjoyment of life, suffering from hearing loss is likely to affect virtually everything you do. Acute...
An injury that impacts your ability to work can cause significant financial repercussions. Social security disability benefits may aid in alleviating some of your unease. However, finding out that the SSA denied your claim can put you right back at square one. Knowing...
Employees taking time off to recover from work-related illnesses may qualify for workers' compensation benefits. You may file a claim if exposure to your job's toxic environment resulted in a disease or an affliction. The U.S. Department of Labor notes that federal...
Workers’ compensation can help you recover and get back to work. However, after a workplace injury, you may hesitate to file a workers’ compensation claim. Too many other people like you go without the benefits they need because they fear that they will lose their job...
Warehouse workers face many dangers daily. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of warehouse injuries reported and recorded in 2019 was 4.8 for every 100 full-time workers. Warehouse injuries accounted for nearly 8% of 2.7 million workplace...
A head injury is always a serious situation, even if it does not seem so at the time. Brain injuries may not always be immediately clear, so any time you suffer a bump to the head, you need to seek medical care. One of the most common head injuries is a concussion....
Social Security Disability Insurance requires individuals to show a history of employment to qualify for benefits. According to the Social Security Administration's website, applicants must have earned a certain number of work credits. Based on what age an applicant...
After hurting yourself at work, you filed a workers' compensation claim with your employer. While you recover, your company assigned you modified work duty. Can you refuse duty you do not feel comfortable with? Chron explains when injured employees have the right to...
