Phone: 888-973-8204
When an injury at work sidelines a Connecticut employee, workers' compensation benefits come into play. These benefits offer financial support during the recovery period, but what happens when these benefits end, and the individual is not ready to return to work?...
Getting hurt on the job is likely not something you think about when you get up to go to work for the day. But workplace injuries happen frequently, and you may find that you cannot return to work or your normal life after a workplace accident. According to the State...
Out of all industries, construction is one of the most dangerous. Construction workers have a higher chance of nonfatal and fatal injuries than other occupations. Over the years, OSHA pinpointed the most common causes of construction-related injuries. The top four...
Most office workers use their wrists, hands and fingers to perform their job duties. The median nerve that traverses from the arm through the wrist can be vulnerable to pressure buildup. Too much pressure on the median nerve can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome. If you...
Workplace injuries happen frequently in the U.S. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were roughly 2.6 million nonfatal ones in 2021 alone. Fortunately, many of these injured workers were eligible for workers' compensation benefits....
Many people might associate repetitive stress injuries with jobs that entail heavy lifting or frequently operating power tools by hand. The fact is that truck drivers also perform repetitive motions all day every day and these can eventually culminate in a serious...
After a work injury, you will have a range of different expenses. Since workers' compensation benefits are to pay for the expenses and inconveniences caused by your work injury or illness, they include various options for you to claim. One of those options is to get...
Truckers enjoy some semblance of freedom while traversing the open road moving goods from port to consumer disbursement points and beyond. However, performing this job comes with a high price with some underlying measure of danger. Dealing with drivers is one aspect...
Documentation is key when it comes to proving your workers' compensation case. This includes testimonials, text descriptions and photographs. Due to federal and state laws, with regard to both labor and privacy, photographing around your workplace remains protected in...
If you work hard, you are probably familiar with back pain. Most work-related back pain comes from muscular fatigue, of course, which typically goes away after only a few days. Still, you can suffer a catastrophic and life-limiting back injury when you are performing...
