Most Common Warehouse Injuries
As increasing numbers of Americans choose to purchase goods online, retailers who cater to this clientele have built numerous warehouse facilities around the United States to store goods near primary shipping routes. In 2012, around 350,000 Americans worked in warehousing facilities. As of March 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that over 1.18 […]
Continue ReadingHow Heat Stress Can Affect You at Work
If you think summers have been getting warmer over the past few years, you aren’t wrong. According to Science Magazine, summers are heating up faster in areas of North America than they are in other parts of the globe. Regardless of the reason for this rise in temperature, hotter weather means a greater risk of […]
Continue ReadingResponsibility of Insurance Companies and How Insurers Make the PA Workers’ Compensation Process More Difficult
When you get injured on the job, you want to collect your workers’ compensation benefits as soon as possible. You need the money to support your family and help with your medical bills. Unfortunately, insurance companies often make quick collection of benefits difficult. Unless your employer is self-insured, which is not common, workers’ compensation benefits […]
Continue ReadingWill Workers’ Compensation Cover Plastic Surgery?
When you get hurt at work, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits that cover part of your salary and your medical bills stemming from the injury. But what, exactly, can those medical bills include? Depending on the circumstances of your injury, you may sustain scarring, burns or other injuries that alter your […]
Continue ReadingHow to Report Workplace Violence
If you asked most people to describe violence in an everyday setting, they would probably describe a physical assault — an occasion when one person tried to hit or strike another person. Workplace violence, however, covers a much broader range. Violence in a workplace setting includes any time when a person is threatened, abused, intimidated […]
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