Back injuries on the job may affect the rest of your life. Massachusetts General Laws c.152 § 25A states that all employers must offer workers’ compensation insurance to their employees. However, there are various ways your employer might attempt to block or...
Remote employees are eligible for workers’ compensation
Even when your home is also your office, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance could still cover your care if you sustain an injury. Knowing your rights as an employee can help you get the coverage you deserve if you injure yourself on the job. What...
Am I eligible for workers’ compensation benefits?
Workers’ compensation provides benefits for injuries you suffer at work. The very basic requirements to receive benefits include suffering an injury while on the job and being an employee of the company. However, Mass.gov explains there are also specific requirements...
Warehouse employer’s focus on productivity raising injury rates
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...
What financial benefits does workers’ compensation offer
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...
Work-related carpal tunnel leads to 120,000 surgeries annually
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...
Health care workers face high risk of lift-related injury
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...
Could your job be causing trochanteric bursitis?
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....
Can you lose your job for a filing workers compensation claim?
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...
Workers compensation may cover repetitive strain injuries
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...