Warehouse employees make their living in dangerous environments. The physical, fast-paced, nature of warehouse work can easily lead to injuries or fatalities on the job. Research shows that the injury rates seen in some U.S. warehouses are much higher than they are in...

You may be aware that your job provides workers’ compensation for injured workers. But what you might not realize is the scope of those benefits. Workers’ compensation law provides protections for certain employees to help them mitigate the financial and physical...

When you make your living in a Massachusetts office, on an assembly line or in a similar environment where you repeat the same tasks, you may develop work-related repetitive motion injuries. Such injuries, which often lead to musculoskeletal disorders, are a major...

Medical patients often lack mobility, and if part of your job duty involves shifting or moving immobile patients, you may face high injury risks as a result. Heavy lifting often leads to back, musculoskeletal and other injuries, some of which may have a serious impact...

The trochanteric bursa is a sac of fluid located at the outside of your hip. If it becomes irritated or inflamed, it can cause a painful condition called trochanteric bursitis.  According to the Cleveland Clinic, the cause of trochanteric bursitis is not always clear....

One of the areas that you may be concerned about when it comes to worker's compensation injury is whether or not you can lose your job for filing a worker's compensation claim. According to Disability Secrets, it is actually against the law for an employer to...

Straining bones, tendons or muscles repeatedly over time can result in a repetitive motion injury. If you suffer from this condition, you may qualify for workers’ compensation if it occurs as a result of completing tasks required by your job. According to Medical News...

Suffering a serious injury is not something an employee thinks about when they go to work every day. However, workplace injuries are a reality in all work settings. Whether one works in a notoriously risky position, such as construction, or works in an office, an...

If you are a member of the Massachusetts workforce, you will likely find comfort in knowing that your employer's workers' compensation insurance will cover your medical bills and lost wages if you should suffer a workplace injury.  However, you might have...

A job at a private residence in Massachusetts ended tragically with a worker suffering a fatal crush injury while doing some contracted work on the home.According to authorities, the fatal accident while the man, who was 50, was working under the foundation of the...