Who Is Liable When a Company Carpool Accident Happens?

When leadership isn’t fully committed to a workplace safety culture that protects the health and wellbeing of employees, workers face greater risks for serious accidents. Although workplace fatalities have dropped by 65 percent since OSHA was founded in 1971, there were still 4,821 workers killed due to workplace accidents in 2014. Preventing Workplace Fatalities According […]

When serious injuries prevent a worker’s ability to return to the same job, vocational rehabilitation benefits can help to place the worker in a different job. Collecting Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits Under state workers’ compensation programs, vocational rehabilitation benefits can help injured workers find new jobs if injuries prevent them from doing their pre-injury jobs after […]

Many workers have jobs that require them to perform highly dangerous tasks or expose them to hazardous conditions on a daily basis and these jobs naturally increase the risk of employee fatality. With workplace safety regulations in place and strict oversight from OSHA, job safety has improved, but high rates of work fatalities continue to […]

Multi-employer work sites often create confusion about workplace safety regulations and responsibilities for accidents and injuries. Understanding Multi-Employer Constructions Sites The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has regulations that govern workplace safety at multi-employer construction work sites. OSHA groups employers into four main categories: Controlling Employers, Creating Employers, Exposing Employers, and Correcting Employers. Each […]

When airline workers are injured or become ill because of airplane crashes, turbulence, or other work-related incidents both on and off of the plane, they may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Airline workers of all kinds – from pilots and flight attendants to baggage handlers – are subject to workplace accidents and injuries. Like […]

In Illinois, injured workers are generally entitled to workers’ compensation benefits when they suffer a work-related accident or are harmed by a hazard while performing the duties of their job or acting on behalf of their employer. To file a workers’ compensation claim, however, a worker must first determine if he or she is covered […]

Worker classification plays an important role in a workers’ compensation case. One of the greatest challenges facing the 21st-century economy is that of providing freelance employees, also referred to as independent contractors, the same rights, and privileges granted to those who do not work for themselves. With freelancers comprising between 5-30% of the workforce, it’s […]

If a work-related accident results in a neck or back injury that prevents an employee from working, the victim may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Injured employees are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits regardless of who was at fault for the accident. Unfortunately, employees do not always receive the benefits they are owed. (Article […]

While any injury can sideline a worker, there are some injuries that simply cost more to treat and take longer to recover from. Based on data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2013, the following are the most expensive injuries for workers and businesses. This data represents injuries that result in six or […]