Workers’ compensation and disability insurance both provide monetary payments to employees who suffer injuries or illnesses, but they serve different functions. Workers’ Compensation The primary difference between both of these types of insurance is that workers’ compensation pays for work-related injuries. Employers are required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance to … [Read more...]
Common Causes and Symptoms of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
A repetitive strain injury (RSI) can be a real pain in the neck…. or arm, wrist, or various other parts of the body. This type of injury, caused by overuse or repetitive movement, is associated with pain that’s commonly felt in tendons, nerves, or muscles. RSI is a very common occupational injury that typically affects the upper body, including the arms, wrists, neck, … [Read more...]
Which Industries Have the Most Workers Compensation Claims?
When a person goes to work each day, they should feel comfortable and that they’re in a safe environment. At the end of the day they want to go home to their families unharmed. However, this isn’t always the case. Getting injured or sick on the job is more common than many people realize. While it’s true that the number of reported non-fatal incidents and illnesses have … [Read more...]
Your Rights as a Pregnant Employee
While most companies are aware of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) that was passed in 1978, over 5,000 charges were filed against employers from women alleging pregnancy discrimination in the year 2013. There are approximately 68 million women working in the United States – 75 percent of whom will become pregnant at some point in their lives. If you are pregnant, or … [Read more...]
Brain Injuries and Workers’ Compensation
Approximately 1.7 million people suffer from traumatic brain injuries every year in the United States. While not all of these occur in the workplace, proving that you’ve suffered a brain injury on the job can be a challenging process. The most common causes of brain injuries in the workplace include falling, hitting your head, being struck by a falling object, violence in … [Read more...]
RSD and Work Related Injuries
Not all work-related injuries are created equal. Some are not as cut and dry as slip and fall accidents where an employee breaks a bone or pulls a muscle. Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) syndrome, also commonly known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), can be a difficult disorder to prove under workers’ compensation law. RSD is when the immune system and … [Read more...]
