Maybe it was just a moment of distraction at the wrong time – or maybe you were just overly fatigued after a long day. Either way, you made a mistake and you got hurt on the job. Workers’ compensation is designed to provide relief in such situations, but does the fact...
It can be exciting to start a new job – especially if you think you like what you’ll be doing. Unfortunately, accidents can and do happen on the very first day or week – and it’s probably a much more common scenario than most people realize. Why new hires are...
People who work in retail have a lot to deal with daily. While many people focus on customer interactions, that’s only a small part of what goes on with these workers. There are many risks that these hardworking individuals face with every shift. Understanding some of...
The temperatures are soaring all around the United States, and that’s putting a lot of workers in different industries at serious risk of heat-related illnesses. Heatstroke, for example, is the most dangerous hyperthermic illness you can get. This occurs when your...
Although people often recognize that falls are safety hazard, they tend to be too dismissive when evaluating employment circumstances for this common safety concern. Specifically, people tend to assume that the falls that lead to worker injuries involve a significant...
An estimated 200 million people worldwide suffer from long COVID, according to some experts. It’s not clear why, but some people who get COVID-19 are left with lingering symptoms. They can range from mild to severe and include things like exhaustion, memory problems,...
Typically, yes. As long as your employer has workers’ comp insurance covering you, you can probably get coverage for this. When your work activities aren’t the original cause of your medical condition but they have made it substantially worse, a workers’ comp claim...
Yes. Whether they’re professional drivers or occasionally run errands for work, a lot of people wonder whether their car accident is covered by workers’ compensation. In cases where an employee was driving for work or to benefit the company, car wrecks are indeed...
Last year, four Illinois workers died during trench or excavation work. They were among 39 who died nationwide in 2022 doing this hazardous type of work. Unfortunately, that’s way up since before the pandemic. Between 2011 and 2018, 166 U.S. workers died in trench...
Based on data from three months of 2022, violence against nurses remains high – and it may be higher than it was before the pandemic. “As we saw, as with a lot of stresses on the RN profession during the pandemic, it amplified everything," commented one nursing...
