When a worker becomes ill or has a workplace accident, one of the major factors, aside from getting the medical claim benefits approved, is evaluating the environment the worker lives and works in. First, the recovering worker must have access to healthy food that aids...
While there may be plenty of rules and regulations about how the workplace must be kept safe and healthy for all workers to conduct their job, it is also up to workers to take a proactive step in monitoring one’s corner of the job area....
We have all known difficult people in our lives, and when it comes to our personal lives, we can choose to be understanding, even when we do not agree, or simply to step away from their presence. We make those choices based on how much...
If the injury is severe, call 911 for an emergency response team to take you to the hospital. This is especially important if you have any injuries to the head or spine or broken limbs. Speed is essential to getting you help to avoid permanent...
Attending public or specialized schools, or teaching students, is not always the safest job anymore. Teachers and other school officials have been assaulted by teenage students and in some cases, severely injured, both physically and emotionally. In a recent case in Tennessee, the courts concluded that...
If you are injured in a job-related accident, you must list all the injuries and associated injuries that occurred when the accident happened. Never lie on a government document as you could face felony charges if it is proven that an injury you made a...
If you have been working with an Arizona employer doing heavy construction work and you have a work-related injury that removes you from working that same type of job again, you can still come back to work in a different capacity. Depending on the injury,...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), founded in 1923, compiles research information and statistical data on industry trends and suggests insurance rates and loss cost recommendations, according to its website here. Insurance departments in those states who are members of the NCCI, follow the...
There are several ways to look at the issues of what Workers’ Compensation will pay for, when it comes to the medical equipment and treatment expenses that will be paid for. The first issue that is looked at when deciding to pay for a more...
Addiction to drugs, particularly pain-killer drugs known as opioids, has become a big issue nationwide in the last few years. Some of the common prescription opioids are Oxycodone, also called Oxycontin, Percodan, or Percocet; Hydrocodone, also called Vicodin, Lortab, Lorcet, Norco, or Zohydro; Morphine, Fentanyl,...
