Workplaces are rife with all sorts of hazards that could result in a worker being forced to seek medical treatment, and perhaps lose wages for the inability to work. These dangers vary depending on the the type of industry and role of the worker. For example, workers employed by big…
According to a recent news article from CBS News, a worker was killed on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. died in what investigators are calling a freak accident. The worker was a pipefitter employed in the Maintenance Division of the Capitol Grounds. He had been working in this capacity for…
According to a recent news article from KFDM News, the father of an employee of a packaging plant has filed a wrongful death action after his son died while on the job. This worker and two of his colleagues were killed during an explosion at the packaging plant that occurred…
A recent article from Huffington Post features a commentary from a labor union president arguing that safety violations resulting in the death of workers should be punishable by prison time instead of mere fines, as if often the case. Every 12 days, a member of his union or one of their…
There is no question that working on the side of a highway or even doing roadwork in downtown Boston can be extremely hazardous. This is the reason there are so many safety campaigns that urge drivers to slow down in work zones and be careful to assure that nobody is…
In Massachusetts, the workers’ compensation system is codified in a section of the Massachusetts General Laws known as the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA). The WCA provides that whenever an employee is injured on the job, that injured employee shall be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, and the worker shall not…
In a workers’ compensation action, claimant can request money for past medical bills associated with the on-the-job injury, lost wages, future medical expenses and the cost of rehabilitation. Unlike in a civil personal injury lawsuit, the claimant cannot ask for benefits for pain and suffering. However, also unlike a civil…
In a recent case from the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an injured employee filed a lawsuit against her employer, who allegedly refused to comply with valid orders from the workers’ compensation court following an on-the-job injury. Claimant further argued that this unwillingness to follow the orders of the workers’ compensation court…
In a case from the Supreme Court of Mississippi, an employee who worked at a petroleum refinery factory was seriously injured while on the job. However, he was not technically a statutory employee, but rather a contractor. In a typical situation, a contractor would not be able to obtain workers’…
In a case from the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, the claimant was working as construction driver for a paving company. While he was at work one day, he was driving a truck, and another worker on the job site hit his truck with a backhoe. When this…