Officials with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) recently announced that the preliminary statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) indicate the state of Massachusetts was able to add more than 9,000 jobs in the month of October and that the total unemployment rate was roughly…
Hearing loss can occur after an accident or over time. Many senior citizens realize that their hearing is not what it used to be and sense that they are not hearing every sound or pitch. For many workers who are exposed to loud noise over the course of their career,…
As most Americans are well aware, the government shut down on October 1 because Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. If you visit the federal OSHA website, you will see the following notice: “Due to suspension of Federal government services, this website is not being regularly monitored.” As the…
Hearing loss is one of the most common injuries sustained while on the job. When an employee is exposed to significant levels of noise, employers must make sure to take precautions to prevent hearing damage. Employers, companies and regulators will often consult with healthcare professionals who know how to best…
Throughout the region, workers who suffer from injury while on the job are entitled to file workers’ compensation claims for injuries. Families who have lost their loved ones to work-related accidents are also entitled to claims. In the recent workplace safety news, OSHA has cited a New Hampshire automobile company…
A wide range of government leaders, investors, religious organizations and worker safety advocates are urging action from large clothing manufacturers such as Walmart, Gap and Benetton if more isn’t done to bolster working conditions in garment factories overseas. Our Boston workers’ compensation lawyers know that the outrage stems from the…
When the weather gets warm, there is one thing you can count on: construction. Construction workers hit the roads in the spring and summer to make needed improvements and repairs to private and commercial properties, as well as to improve infrastructure in Boston and throughout the United States. Construction work…
Our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys have been closely following the developments surrounding the introduction of the Protecting America’s Workers Act, would would provide a much-needed update to the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970. The Center for Public Integrity, which has been thorough in its ongoing series on the…
The director of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration, David Michaels said he would be the “first to admit” that the system currently in place to protect workers from air quality issues on the job is effectively broken. On the one hand, our Boston workers’ compensation lawyers find it…
In the summer of 2010, three teenage workers were hired to help sift out chunks of wet corn in a grain silo in Illinois. Our Boston workers’ compensation lawyers understand that all three were buried alive. Only one survived – and even then, only by inches after a bucket that…