Vandenberg v. Dept. of Health & Social Services, a case from the Supreme Court of the State of Alaska, involved a nurse who suffered a permanent partial disability in a work-related injury. Claimant injured her right shoulder as she was reaching for a laptop computer and bag of some sort…
Maxwell v. Sprint PCS, an appeal from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, involved a claimant who suffered an on-the-job injury. While she was working, she hurt her knee and had to receive immediate medical attention. She did not return to work immediately, but she filled out a timely application for workers’…
According to a recent news article from ABC, a man who was fired from a business in Cambridge, Massachusetts returned to the business early one morning and waited for his former coworker to arrive. Authorities say he had a 12-gauge shotgun with him and ambushed this former coworker and attempted…
Every employer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required have workers’ compensation insurance or be able prove there are enough funds to qualify as a self-bonded entity with an injury fund. This is usually only the case for state and municipal agencies and does not come up much in the…
Workers’ Compensation is generally considered a no-fault system. Essentially, a worker who is injured on the job does not need to prove he or she was injured as result of any negligence on behalf of his or her employer, but only that he or she was injured and that injury…
According to a recent news article from CBS, a restaurant worker was on the job in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood when he was slashed with a knife. Authorities report a homeless man entered the restaurant with a knife and attacked. The assailant fled before police arrived. The police do not yet…
Most people have heard of Folsom, formally known as the California State Prison in Folsom, due the fact that it was featured in a famous song by Johnny Cash. However, it is a real prison, and it is still in operation. According to a recent news feature from Fox News,…
According to a recent news release from NECN, an employee was critically injured while at work in Lowell. Authorities say the 52-year-old worker suffered a traumatic brain injury in what is being called a tragic on-the-job accident. Witnesses have said worker was assisting other employees to unload a flatbed truck…
According to a recent news article from Mass Live, a man from Charlton has been arrested in connection with the death of a toll collector on the Mass Pike in the Worcester area. Authorities have said the defendant is 32 years old, and the now deceased Mass Pike worker was…
Many people do not realize how common it can be for restaurant workers to suffer a serious on-the-job injury. While it may be obvious that line cooks and chefs may suffer burn injuries, there aren’t too many parts of a restaurant that are truly safe for employees. For example, many…