Working a demanding job when you already have an injury can be a recipe for medical disaster. Even if your symptoms are currently under control, the work that you do may eventually lead to them flaring back up again. You might think that you can handle the obligations...
When most people think about work-related injuries, they think about injuries that occur as the result of an accident. Most people don't realize that cumulative trauma injuries can be just as serious, and there are many that fall under this category. Cumulative...
Dealing with a work injury can mean a long road ahead. You will probably not know for sure how long it will take for you to recover completely, or whether you will have any problems with your health in the future due to your injury. Therefore, it is important that you...
Ask anyone who works in the construction industry, and they'll likely have plenty of stories to tell you about how dangerous their job is. Certain roles within this field leave workers more apt to suffer injuries than others. Individuals who perform sewer or ductwork,...
If you bang your head in a fall or are struck on the head by an object at work, you might not imagine the effect it could have. People tend to measure the severity of an injury by the amount of blood or the intensity of pain. When you suffer a blow to the head, there...
Workers' compensation insurance benefits are a crucial lifeline to those who fall ill or get injured on the job. Your benefits will offer 100% coverage for necessary medical care and replace a portion of your wages for as long as you qualify for temporary disability....
Many workplace injuries occur during catastrophic events. Cave-ins or long-distance falls at a construction site, someone being run over by a piece of equipment or violence at the hands of an intruder or another employee are just a few examples of events that can...
If you suffered an injury on the job, do you need to foot the bill for your medical care or does your employer? Well, that depends. Workers' compensation coverage is a type of insurance that your employer purchases to cover job-related injuries among employees. It's...
If you have recently suffered an injury at work or gotten diagnosed with a work-related illness, you might need to file a claim for workers' compensation benefits. Whether you had to call your health care insurance company to figure out why they wouldn't cover the...
Maybe you work as a welder at construction sites and have recently noticed a strange but not painful tingling in your arms before lunch and then again toward the end of the day. Perhaps you work in a factory, and you started to experience tingling when you grip,...