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If you are injured in the job while working in Massachusetts, one of the options should be to seek workers’ compensation from your employer. This compensation is there to cover your medical costs as well as other needs, such as vocational rehabilitation or lost wages....
The interesting thing about asthma is that it can be both environmental or genetic. For the purposes of workers’ compensation, a person can seek workers’ compensation if their asthma is worsened by exposure to chemicals or other substances in the workplace or if they...
If an ambulance driver were using their phone as they drove you to the hospital, you would likely be furious. Everyone knows that distracted driving can put people’s lives at risk. Yet, when you get to the hospital, the doctors and nurses who treat you might use their...
After you’re injured on the job, one of the things you’ll want to do is seek out workers’ compensation. Unfortunately, not all insurance companies want to pay out the benefits you deserve, and they may only give you partial benefits or reject your claim altogether....
Workers suffer injuries every day here in Massachusetts. Many of them don't receive medical attention because they don't think that their ailment is serious enough to do so. Knowing what happens if workers' comp approves your claim can help you prepare for the future...
Sustaining an injury while on the job can be devastating. Depending on the nature and extent of your injury, you can suffer both short- and long-term financial, physical and mental setbacks. All these can affect your life’s overall quality. The terrible setbacks...
Most employees who get hurt on the job can simply file for workers' compensation benefits. Workers' compensation is a no-fault program in Massachusetts, which means that it doesn't really matter who caused your injury, only that it occurred while you were working. ...
Not all medical interventions turn out as well as you hoped. When they do not, the consequences can be devastating. Yet, the law does not expect all medical situations to end ideally. It accepts that the human body remains something of a mystery about which there is...
Massachusetts is an at-will employment state. Although you can execute a contract with the company that employs you with specific timelines and obligations, you generally have the right to quit your job at any time for any reason without facing financial repercussions...
Perhaps a co-worker had a cramp, leading to their steering a forklift directly into you and pinning you against a shelving unit. Perhaps you were feeling slightly under the weather but went into work anyway, only to lose your grip on some copier paper and drop a...
