When injuries happen on the job, that can sometimes mean that the particular duty you were performing, such as welding or cutting, led to some accident that caused the injury. In such cases, the injury was sustained as a direct result of work activit...
There are a lot of different occupations required to keep a modern, first world economy going. While it’s true that computers and other digital technologies have created new working environments where people spend more time at desks, that’s a job eve...
People in Florida take on a huge number of different jobs in order to keep themselves—and their state economy—vibrant and financially healthy. Some people work hard putting up new buildings, or ensuring that new homes and offices get their air condit...
However, there’s a popular but understandable misconception about worker’s compensation and the odds of an injury occurring at the workplace. Many people mistakenly believe that this type of injury—and thus the associated legal responsibility—are onl...
People who get injured, whether it is through a car accident, or a mishap at work that may require workers compensation, usually have a common problem. As an average, hard-working American that’s looking to live a life with honesty and decency, there...
Getting hurt at work is more common than you might think. Though some workplace environments are more conducive to obtaining an injury than others, even an office building can hold hidden dangers. When walking through the door in the morning, no one...
As a retailer, they are responsible for maintaining the property on which their business is located to better ensure safer shopping conditions for their customers. It is the property owner’s legal obligation to take all necessary steps to help preven...
Legally speaking, the answer is “never.” There is no state or federal regulation that requires any profession or job category to offer hazard pay, and the only regulation that refers to hazard pay is one that says employers have to factor in the hig...
Workers’ compensation insurance is a universal requirement for employers throughout the United States, but all the laws requiring it got passed at the state level. That means each state has slightly different requirements and benefits, including the...
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