Workers’ compensation protects employers and employees nationwide from financial loss in a workplace accident. However, there are some rules and exceptions that you must consider before making a claim. If you or someone you know has been hurt at work and are seeking workers’ compensation benefits, here’s what you need…
You’ve likely heard about workers’ compensation, but you never expected to find yourself in a situation that warrants benefits. Of course, no one anticipates being hurt at work, but when it happens, you may be entitled to compensation from your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company. By law, workers’ compensation insurance…
After suffering an injury on the job, it is your legal right to collect workers’ compensation benefits as you recover. However, the claims process is complicated to navigate alone, and there are many factors that may stand between you and the payments you are entitled to. Educating yourself on what…
While we have come a long way with workplace safety, accidents still happen at work. Most employers prioritize the health and safety of their employees and want to protect their well-being and ensure that business operations run smoothly. However, not all do, and some take shortcuts to save money. Regardless…
The police had been called to the site to investigate a fall. A worker died Oct. 6 at a construction site on Sumner Street in East Boston near Maverick Square, where a multi-story residential structure is being built. Boston Police Department detectives and Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators are…
You probably won’t be surprised to hear that work injuries have been on the decline. The frequency of workers’ compensation claims has been decreasing over the past decade. Advances in technology, such as robotics and automation, have made workplaces safer. However, one category of work injury—vehicle accidents—has been on the…
When a Connecticut construction worker suffers serious injuries on a jobsite in Massachusetts, which state’s law applies to any ensuing litigation? The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently considered this issue. The case focuses on workers’ compensation insurance. On July 6, 2020, a three-judge appeals court panel held had the construction worker…
The novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc, especially when it comes to the workplace. Businesses classified as nonessential have been forced to close their doors, while those considered essential have continued operation but under a new set of rules. Along with other states, Massachusetts has established safety standards that workplaces must…
Immigrant workers and Massachusetts employee advocates are demanding the passage of a bill aiming to protect injured employees from workplace retaliation (including deportation threat) for reporting on-the-job injuries. SD1182/HD2947 would limit companies’ ability to work their way out of paying Massachusetts workers’ compensation benefits by reporting employees who are not…
Massachusetts construction companies are focusing on the risks created by opioid use and addiction and the role these drugs play in work injuries. The Massachusetts chapter of Associated General Contractors sponsored a statewide opioid awareness day on June 5, to draw attention to the impact the opioid crisis is having…