As a construction worker, there might come a time when you are injured on the construction site. Depending on the employment situation at the time of the accident, you might qualify for workers’ compensation. However, not all job site accidents come with workers’ compensation benefits. Instead, it will depend on how the accident occurred,...
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Third Party Claim Lawsuits
Generally, employees cannot sue their employers for workplace injuries or occupational diseases if they receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, if a third party contributed to your on-the-job injury or illness, you may have grounds to sue the non-employer party for negligence. Unlike workers’ compensation benefits, which do...
Read MoreMedical Care Under Workers’ Comp
Ensuring you receive proper medical care while collecting workers’ compensation benefits can be difficult after an injury on the job. However, failing to follow workers’ comp procedures can lead to serious consequences. Knowing what to do to receive proper medical care and how to provide documentation could mean the difference between continuing to receive...
Read MoreIs Virginia’s Goodyear Plant Putting Workers at Risk for Fatal Workplace Accidents?
Earlier this month, an employee at Goodyear’s Danville plant in Virginia died in a workplace accident. According to the medical examiner’s office, the worker died from blunt injuries to the chest along with mechanical asphyxia. While the worker’s death is now under investigation, it has been confirmed that the Danville plant has now...
Read MoreIs Your Teenager Safe at Their Summer Job?
Now that the school year has ended, it’s possible that your teenager will be searching for their first summer job. While there is value in adding experience to a teenage workers resume, summer jobs come with a special set of hazards that as a parent, you should watch out for. According to the U.S. Department...
Read MoreWhy is the United Steelworkers Union and OSHA Investigating Goodyear?
Earlier this month, a 52-year-old worker at the Goodyear plant in Danville very suddenly lost his life. The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration is currently investigating and no details have been released. Not even a month prior to this accident, another Goodyear worker lost his life. The 54-year-old worker was mixing batches of...
Read MoreWhy is This Industrial Terminal Site Under Investigation?
Earlier this month, a fall hazards accident occurred at the Norfolk International Terminals in Virginia that ended up putting a man in the hospital. Around 11 a.m., workers discovered a man who fell a little more than 25 feet from a crane. The injured worker landed about 15 feet above the ground on top of...
Read MoreVirginia Firefighters Deserve Workers’ Compensation for Cancer
If there is an emergency or a disaster, we rely on firefighters to respond to protect our communities. When considering the occupation, it’s easy to think about the immediate dangers they put themselves in to keep us safe. However, what we don’t consider is the long-term effects to their health. Under current laws in Virginia,...
Read MoreWhat is Being Done to Protect Miners from Fatal Accidents?
After three miners lost their lives in separate accidents in Virginia, Nevada and North Dakota on August 3, the Mine Safety and Health Administration said that it would begin to step up its enforcement efforts to protect miners. According to WorkersCompensation.com, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety Health Joseph A. Main noted that...
Read MoreWorkplace Accident: How Can I Make My Office Safer?
Unfortunately, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as recently as 2008, 80,410 private-industry office and administrative workers suffered on-the-job injuries. Some of these injuries included devastating ailments like spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and broken bones, which require extensive therapy and rehabilitation. This is why it is important for business...
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