On-the-job injuries often pose hazardous effects to workers at airports, grocery stores, construction sites, restaurants, or even hospitals. Such work injuries may cause the affected employee to be temporarily or permanently unable to resume their job duties. Plus, they end up having to pay substantial medical bills that threaten to leave them bankrupt. However, there...
While there are some insurance companies that respond quickly to workers’ compensation claims and begin settling them immediately, other cheeky insurers try employing various tactics to delay the processing of the worker’s comp claim. Due to this late payment of compensation claims, the injured workers end up struggling with receiving the necessary medical treatment or...
Lower back issues are among the most common physical impairments reported by workers—and they have the potential to be completely debilitating. As explained by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), lower back injuries require an immediate diagnosis and the proper treatment and follow-up care. You may not be able to continue working while you...
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The statute of limitations for filing a workers’ compensation claim in the US varies from state to state and between different types of injuries. There are certain circumstances in which an injured worker will be able to bring a claim after the statutory deadline has expired, such as when two statutes of limitations have been...
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Many people who have been injured on the job are unaware of how important it is to seek legal help early in their injury case. If they fail to do so, they could lose their right to recover benefits from the compensation system. Any worker who is hurt on the job while employed with a...
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