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Posted on May 6, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A new bill before the Massachusetts legislature could seriously affect business owners. If the bill is passed, any business owners that do not purchase workers' compensation insurance can be ...
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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
In order to attract more businesses and workers to their state, Missouri lawmakers are working on a new bill. If passed, this piece of legislation will provide coverage for more ailments under the ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck in Fort Mill last week when a man lost his life on the job. As with any workplace accident , the incident is being investigated by multiple parties. The victim, 59-year-old R.B., was ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A workplace injury can happen to anyone, anywhere, in any line of work. Read the statistics below to learn more about workplace injuries and you'll see how prevalent wounds of this nature are in ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck at a metal recycling plant last week in Savannah, Georgia. A young man lost his life on the job, prompting OSHA to investigate working conditions at the plant. What the OSHA official ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Logging is a difficult job that sometimes takes the life of a worker. One such workplace accident happened last week in Warrensburg which took the life of a 66-year-old man. According to the police ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Social media is being used for much more than checking up on peoples' statuses these days. It has been brought into courtrooms across the country, such as the court that is reviewing a case of ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A family received tragic news over the holidays after a workplace accident took the life of a 41-year-old man near Milaca. The victim was working on the job as a crush operator using a belt system ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2012 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
While you would not think that anything serious could happen on a mushroom farm, it did in one city when one man lost his life while working on the farm. According to the police reports, the ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Tragedy struck at a steelmaking business when an employee became stuck between two stainless steel coils. While the company is not releasing any additional information about the employee or the ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A young boy killed on the job is now the center of a lawsuit against a major retailer. The 17-year-old employee was operating a floor buffer on a wet floor when it malfunctioned and electrocuted him. ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Workers' compensation is a state-by-state insurance program that provides workers with monetary awards and/or benefits if they suffer work-related injuries, illnesses, or accidents. A variety of ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
A swimming pool contractor was seriously injured when his leg became entangled around a cement truck auger. The young man was apparently attempting to fix a clogged feed line in the cement truck. In ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Most people know that if someone they are dependent on is hurt at work, that person can claim workers' compensation in order to recoup some of the financial losses suffered as a result of the ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
In Atlanta, Georgia, recent statistics released by researches show that work-related injuries have decreased in 2010. However, throughout the majority of the country, the number of on-the-job injuries ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
According to news sources, a serious workplace accident claimed the life of a 34-year-old employee on Monday, September 12, 2011. Police responding to the scene of the accident said that the incident ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
This week Friday, officials finally released the name of a worker who was killed during a construction accident . Police say that the 39-year-old man was seriously wounded at a drilling site just ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
In the Northeast, it has been reported that a commuter railroad company was ordered to pay over $142,000 in monetary damages to a worker who was allegedly denied a promotion after he suffered a knee ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
While an older man was seriously injured three years ago in a workplace accident , the company responsible is just standing trial for the incident this month. The workplace injury happened on March 4, ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2011 By New Yorks Workers' Compensation Lawyer
While you may feel the need for workers' compensation, your insurance company may not always agree with you. Should your claim be denied, you can still go through the process of workers' ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By New Yorks Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Have you recently been denied workers' compensation ? The process of filing for workers' compensation can be complicated and frustrating. When you initially file for your benefits, you will ...
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Posted on May 29, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Recently, OSHA has announced that five AMD Industries employees were told to conduct asbestos removal by their employer. However, the employees lacked appropriate training or protection to conduct ...
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Posted on May 16, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Although there are many that have heard of asbestos, there are many that do not understand what it is exactly. Simply speaking, asbestos is one of six natural materials that are produced for their ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Attorney
Due to the extensive amount of time that is spent at a job, it is no surprise that work is one of the most common places for a person to sustain injury. Not only from immediate accidents, but also ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By New York Workers' Compensation Lawyer
Medically speaking, carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve enters into the carpal tunnel swells, causing pain and weakness. The median nerve is an extremely important nerve in the body as ...
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