In the Massachusetts, the workers’ compensation system is a no-fault system. This means it is not necessary to prove any negligence or fault in connection with a workplace injury or work related illness. This system is designed to benefit both the employer and the employee. The way in which it…
In what many are calling an attack on American workers, some of the nation’s leading big box retailers are leading and effort to make it legal across the country for employers to opt out of the workers’ compensation system. Instead of being part of the traditional workers’ compensation system, these…
In Nichols v. Fairway Bldg. Prods., LP, a case from the Nebraska Supreme Court, claimant was injured while working as a forklift operator. At the time of the accident, the forklift was on a raised hydraulic lift. The lift collapsed while he was on it in the forklift, and the…
According to a recent news feature from the Cambridge Patch, a construction worker was injured when he was approximately 30 feet at the bottom of an underground trench in Cambridge. Authorities say the man was lowered to the bottom of this deep trench in the ground and was there to…
In a follow-up to the recent news about a crane operator who suffered severe injuries in a Boston on-the-job accident, it has now been reported by the Boston Herald that this worker has died from his injuries. The investigation has revealed that workers were attempting to disable the crane when…
In Brown v. Perez, a case from United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a group of civilian federal employees filed a lawsuit based upon a claim of unfair administration of the workers’ compensation claims system. These workers were subject to workers’ compensation system run by an agency…
In Black v Dixie Consumer Products, an accident occurred that seriously injured a claimant. The accident involved a large truck containing over 40,000 pounds of pulpboard. Pulp and pulpboard are using in the making of paper and paper products. The pulpboard was loaded onto the truck in huge rolls, and…
According to a recent news feature from the Boston Globe, a construction worker was injured when he fell approximately three stories from scaffolding at a jobsite in the Longwood Medical area in Boston. One witness said she was in the area, as she also worked in the neighborhood, when she…
In every state, there is some type of workers’ compensation statute. In Massachusetts, there is the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). This law sets out the requirements for workers’ compensation in most jobs. There are other statutes that apply for certain jobs, like firefighters, and, in some cases, there are federal…
In Smith v. Delaware North Cos., claimant was injured on the job when she slipped on the floor while she was working as a cook at Orioles Park at Camden Yards, which is the home of the Baltimore Orioles. When she slipped and fell, she landed on her knee. Her…