Several laws protect pregnant workers injured on the jobElaine Varelas
Informing your employer about the injury by word of mouth is not enough. You need to send a written notice on form 18. This form includes details of the injury including the date the injury was sustained. You need to present this form to your place of work as soon as you can after th...
Treatment authorizations, document delivery, and automation of mundane tasks such as signature acceptance help an injured person get back on the job faster and speed operations for the adjuster. Let’s work together. As guests from digital communications platform Gain Life Tycho Sp...
I recently injured myself at the grocery store where I work. I was trying to move a powered lift jack out of the way so I could accomplish my assigned duties for the night. The lift jack was in the improper spot and the key was still in, there was also no one on duty who could...
What to Do If You’re Injured On the Job? Guide to Workplace Accidents What Happens After Work-Related Injuries? In most states, all employers need to have workers’ compensation insurance, but the specifics of this can vary from one state to the next. As long as your empl...
Tuite Law was built on the foundation of representing workers injured on the job. We know that injured workers have many concerns – who will pay my medical bills, how will I support myself and my family while I’m missing work, am I being treated fairly by my employer and the insurance...
as aworker’s compensation claim, it must occur on the job and within the scope of an employee’s duties. Severe injuries that the worker causes intentionally, while they are intoxicated, or while not using mandatory safety equipment are usually not covered by workers’ compensation laws. ...
time is of the essence in making reports for malpractice cases. Laws related to reporting a construction employer for endangering employees may also have statutes of limitations that you need to consider when you think about a timeline for reporting the harm that was done to you on the job. ...
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Guest Kathleen Fisher is an accomplished attorney in the field of Workers’ Compensation, but she’s also an active leader of the organization Kids’ Chance, dedicated to supporting the children of workers injured on the job. Kids’ Chance provides scholarships to ...