Workers' compensation insurance is a crucial safety net for employed Americans. Even seemingly simple jobs like office work or retail customer service could result in someone suffering severe injuries that leave them needing health care and without income. Many people...
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How does overtime make your job more dangerous?
There are limits to how hard you can work, as your body and mind need periods of rest to recover. Due to the poor wages that many jobs pay, you may need to grab overtime when your employer offers it. While it can help financially, it can come with significant short...
Repetitive strain injuries are a common workplace issue
Workers' compensation claims can occur after a car crash on the clock or machinery failure at work. They can also occur after someone gets diagnosed with a work-related medical condition outside of work. Plenty of workers' compensation claimants do not have a single...
Can you choose your workers’ compensation doctor in Pennsylvania?
When you’re injured or sick, you want a doctor you can trust -- and you don’t relish the idea of being forced to pick a strange doctor from a list of names selected by somebody else. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania’s laws take the decision mostly out of your control -- at...
Pennsylvania worker prevails against employer, gets compensation
There is little doubt that some workers’ compensation claims are complicated. Among the circumstances that can complicate such claims, the coming and going rule is particularly frustrating. For example, injuries suffered during your commute to or from work typically...
Watch out for brain injuries when you injure your head at work
If you injure your head at work, you need to be aware that a brain injury is possible. People might panic when they see blood streaming down your face from a wound to the scalp, but the real danger lies within your skull -- and the symptoms may not be immediately...
What can you do to reduce the risk of a workplace back injury?
Back injuries are widespread among people working in all industries. Yet, they do not need to be. Many back injuries could easily be avoided, and it does not take vast sums of money to do so. The pain of a back injury does not stop the moment you leave work. It will...
Job-related hearing loss is a serious problem
Some people are subjected to loud noises when they’re at work. It’s imperative that these workers have the protections necessary to keep their hearing intact. Without those protections, permanent hearing loss is possible. Hearing loss may occur slowly Some people...
How OSHA regulation NFPA 70E could minimize electrical injuries
OSHA wants workers in Pennsylvania to be as safe as possible when they need to perform various tasks. This is why the government agency provides a series of regulations and guidelines concerning many different occupations and industries. One of these is NFPA 70E,...
Workplace electrical injuries reduced by going beyond NEC
Electrical injuries are on the rise in the workforce. Between 2016 and 2017, there was a 35 percent increase in electrical injuries. An estimated 54 percent of these injuries occurred in construction workers. Electrical hazards, such as arc flashes, can not only cause...
