Officials with the Department of Public Works (DPW) were recently honored for doing what they were trained to do — and for helping to save the life of one of their fellow workers. According to Metro West Daily News, crews help to save this worker’s life after a power saw…
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office went hard after a company it claims committed numerous instances of Massachusetts workers’ compensation fraud. Our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys are encouraged that such action was taken against those who break the law at the expense of their employees – just to save a few…
Strikes are a fact of life within the United States labor industry and are a bargaining tool often used by unions when an employer and union cannot agree on the terms and conditions of employment. Unfortunately, while strikes may be used to secure benefits for one group of workers, they…
The United States job market, and the job market in Boston, remains decidedly an employer’s market. Wages are largely stagnant, unemployment levels remain high and workers are competing for jobs with some anxiety as the long-term unemployed face the end of their benefits and new graduates continue to flood the…
The Occupational Safety And Health Administration (OSHA) is in charge of setting and enforcing safety standards throughout the United States. Recently, OSHA conducted an inspection of a Massachusetts wholesale food manufacturer and distributor to determine if the distributor was living up to its obligations. Unfortunately, OSHA found that the distributor…
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is continually trying to make workplaces safer for employees. This is especially true on worksites where there is high risk of injury or where there are many hazards. OSHA aims to fulfill its goal of preventing worker injuries and deaths by using a…
You might not think that working in a clothing store could be all that dangerous. That’s not the case for workers at the Forever 21 in Burlington. According to officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Forever 21 store at the Burlington Mall was slapped with two…
Most of us would like to snuggle up by the fireplace and admire the snowy weather from the warmth of our own home. But for many others, that winter weather is an office. We’re talking about those who work outside all day, each day, season after season. Many workers love…
An employee in Andover, working on a large bridge project, has sustained massive injuries as a result of a Massachusetts work accident in which he was pinned between two rear tires while at the work site. Our Boston workers’ compensation attorneys understand the subcontractor employee is fighting for his life,…
Winter presents many dangers to workers that do not exist during the warmer months. Recently, our Boston work injury attorneys discussed the hazards presented by winter storms to workers. Today, we want to urge employers and workers to consider another major risk: the risk of developing hypothermia. Any worker who…