In Hudspeth Regional Center v. Mitchell, a workers’ compensation case from the Supreme Court of Mississippi, claimant was injured when she fell at work. At the time of her accident, claimant had been working as a registered nurse supervisor for her employer. On the day of her injury, claimant suffered…
According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, two construction workers were killed when a water line ruptured. These workers were inside a trench cut into the street in Boston’s South End when the water line burst causing the trench to quickly fill with water. One witness who…
Millions of Americans are currently suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and many of these people have never even gone to get an official diagnosis and have never mentioned anything to their respective employers. Instead, they choose to suffer on their own and will even go so far as to…
When we think of the typical workers’ compensation case, if there is such a thing, we tend to think of an injury caused by some type of accident while on the job. In some cases, we are talking to about an illness caused by chemical exposure or some other type…
According to a recent news article from the Boston Globe, the Massachusetts workers’ compensation agency in downtown Boston is being urged to increase the speed at which it is handling the numerous claims from injured workers that come into their office on a regular basis. Recently, there was a hearing…
According to a recent news report from the Press of Atlantic City, two workers were injured after a diesel tank exploded at a local high school. Fortunately, there were no students or staff injured in the explosion, but one of these two workers was seriously injured. Authorities have said the…
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…