On November 13, 2008, Matt Nevaranta was a 22-year-old working a construction job in hopes of saving enough money to continue his college career.  Those dreams were cut short when 3,000 pounds of metal forms fell on Matt, severing his spinal cord. Matt was lucky to be alive.  However, the injury damage resulted in permanent paraplegia—an inability to use his legs and all bodily functions below his waist.   Matt presumably was constrained to a wheelchair for his life.

Occupational skin diseases are one of the most common occupational diseases. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates that in the United States more than 13 million workers are potentially exposed to chemicals that can be absorbed through their skin.

Construction injuries are some of the most common workplace injuries in the United States. With all the heavy equipment, scaffolding, unstable surfaces, swinging overhead loads and other hazards, construction sites can be very dangerous. With the proper safety precautions and training, construction workers can learn how to recognize and avoid many hazardous situations. There are some construction companies that are using new technologies and implementing innovative practices in order to better protect their employees and contractors.

You have been injured. Your health and your finances are at risk. You need to put money in your pocket and food on the table every week. There are better ways to make this happen than others.

You probably want to know what you can do today to get the best results for your case and for your health. Here are the top four things you can do to win your workers comp case.

You probably know that workers’ compensation provides medical and wage loss benefits if you get hurt on the job. But did you know you might be entitled to Social Security Disability benefits or a personal injury lawsuit in addition to workers’ compensation? Or that if you are a part of law enforcement or are a harbor worker, you can receive special payments through outside programs? Below are eight facts to help you ensure you’re fully aware of your rights if injured on the job.

Many employers put safety incentive programs into place to try to prevent workplace injuries from occurring. These programs frequently work by offering a cash incentive or some other reward if a certain number of days pass without any workers experiencing an injury which necessitates time off from work. Often, an entire group is rewarded as long as no one in the group has to take time off. If even one worker sustains an injury and takes days off from work, no one in the group gets the incentive.

In more than three decades of trying workers comp cases, Lawyer Doug Landau has noticed that women’s workplace injury cases are sometimes more complicated than men’s. Having represented pregnant bartenders, senior caregivers with child rearing responsibilities in the home, and regular substitute teachers, Landau acknowledges how daunting it can be for women who have to juggle their health, home life and careers all at once.

Workplace injuries aren’t exclusive to physically-demanding industries, they can happen anywhere. Whether the injuries are a result of malfunctioning machinery, an object falling from a shelf or even slipping on a wet floor, they can leave people scrambling to cover the overwhelming medical bills that can pile up throughout the recovery period and for quite some time after. 

It is universally understood that workers’ compensation covers physical injuries sustained during the course of employment. However, whether workers’ compensation covers psychological injuries can be a bit more complex.  This is based in large part on the fact that mental injuries are not as easily identifiable by medical professionals as a broken bone or severe laceration. Psychological claims often cannot be measured through physical findings. Instead, an employee may present subjective mental symptoms.