Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
Workers' compensation can provide many important protections for workers who suffer injury on the job. But what about employees who experience an injury on the job and cannot fully recover from it? In many cases, injuries suffered on the job lead to some form of...
Workers' compensation coverage for injuries in the workplace is a crucial protection to workers in every job sector. However, not all injuries are as simple to cover properly as others, and mental injuries are often among the most difficult to address. Mental...
As an employee, you may be eligible for workers' compensation if you suffer an injury on the job. You may even have grounds to file a workers' compensation claim for a repetitive stress injury (RSI), which can occur in very low-labor work environments, such as content...
When people discuss workplace injuries and workers' compensation, they generally refer to physical ailments and injuries brought on by work conditions or accidents. However, not all painful injuries are purely physical. In some cases, an employee may suffer emotional...
The Sleep Matters Initiative at Brigham Health for the National Safety Council (NSC) recently released data gathered through their Fatigue Cost Calculator, and the results are fairly undeniable — lack of quality sleep for employees is not good for business. Some...
For many of us, a time comes when we realize that our behavior is not healthy and we need to seek professional help to overcome destructive patterns through a rehabilitation program. Of course, when most people realize they have a problem (or are informed by concerned...
If you suffer a work-related injury, your employer has certain responsibilities toward you. Unfortunately, some employers need a little encouragement to fulfill their responsibility. While the law is generally on the side of the injured worker, enforcing the law may...
The concept of workers' compensation insurance is one that is thrown around in conversation or mentioned on television regularly, but not all workers properly understand it, especially when it comes time to file a claim. If you have concerns about a workers'...
One of the best ways an employer can boost overall employee productivity is by maintaining a safe workplace. While this may seem counterintuitive -- because of the time required to maintain safe practices and educate employees --employers who skimp in these areas...
Even with companies at the very cutting edge of technology, it is still possible for employees to have safety concerns. Elon Musk's revolutionary automaker Tesla recently came under scrutiny for a number of complaints from employees about the company's policies for...
