Residents of Port Charlotte, Fort Meyers, and the rest of the Sarasota and Charlotte areas have a diverse range of different jobs. Some people work in retail, others in commercial, while others engage in construction. But for anyone that leaves home...
May is Global Employee Health & Fitness Month, #EmployeeHealthAndFitnessMonth. It is a workplace safety campaign that the National Association for Health and Fitness created. Employers everywhere, including those in Port Charlotte, can participate....
Working in Florida, you may have heard about workers’ compensation. Generally, it is a type of insurance coverage to help employees in case they suffer from a job-related injury or illness. Unlike life and medical insurance, you do not have to dec...
Life is full of complexity and information, so it's not a huge surprise that for many of us, we don't know how things work, especially if not knowing doesn't impact our daily life. The vast majority of us, for example, have no idea how our smartphone...
Some jobs have serious occupational hazards. Construction is one of these careers. Workers must put up a building without any building safety mechanisms because the building doesn’t exist yet. It’s their job to install those safety mechanisms. It’...
With the economic impacts of COVID-19, more people are finding themselves doing seasonal work this year. However, many do not know that seasonal work comes with the same legal protections as full time work. If you are injured on the job at a seasona...
Every year, construction workers and visitors are killed on construction sites or are seriously injured. One-fifth of all worker fatalities are reported on construction sites. If you have been injured on a construction site, you may be eligible...
Since the outbreak of COVID back in March, as a measure of safety, many employers implemented new work from home policies. Sadly, employees can still be injured outside of the office. This has led many to wonder if they’ve sustained an injury as the...
Workers' compensation is necessary insurance coverage that business owners provide to employees that cover lost wages or medical expenses associated with injuries in the workplace. Many people think that workers' compensation is simple until their c...
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