Workers' compensation exists to compensate employees injured in the line of duty. If you have been involved in a workplace accident that requires medical attention and possible time off work, you may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. However, the process...
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How AI Can Help Victims Of Workplace Amputation Injuries
When your body is healthy, your brain sends signals to your limbs to make them move as required. It’s automatic and something most people never think about. If you lose a limb in a workplace accident, it's something you will have to think about. That is one of the...
Could Red Light Therapy Help Injured Workers?
If injured at work, your first question might be, “How soon can I go back to work.” Therapeutic intervention can do a lot to move that date forward. One thing that might help you return to work sooner is red light therapy. There is still a lack of consensus in the...
Could a repetitive stress injury permanently reduce your earnings?
You work hard to support yourself and provide for your family. If you are like most working adults in North Carolina, you want to do an honest job and receive a fair wage for it. You may even overlook the pains and aches that come with doing the same job for years or...
Can A Worker Get Workers’ Compensation If They Were Intoxicated?
If you get injured at work, you may be entitled to claim worker’s compensation benefits. This will be crucial to ensure you do not end up out of pocket. Yet what if you had been drinking or taking drugs beforehand? Can you still successfully claim the medical and...
Are Minors Entitled To Workers’ Compensation If They Are Employed Illegally?
From your first date to your first car and your first job, adolescence brings precious memories that most people find worth preserving for a lifetime. However, to some minors, the memory of their summer job or after-school gig is something they would rather forget...
Most Work-Related Eye Injuries Could Have Been Prevented
Whether you handle customer service complaints from an office setting, work in construction or cook at an upscale restaurant, your vision is crucial to doing your job well. Although workers with visual limitations can do most jobs, they may require assistive...
Are Retail Jobs More Dangerous Than Factory Jobs?
Some of the most dangerous jobs in America are also very unusual professions. People who work in the timber industry or as professional fishermen are among those with the greatest risks at work. When it comes to more standard occupations, people tend to think of...
How much choice do you have over your own medical care on workers’ compensation?
Getting hurt on the job is bad enough — but finding out that you have very little control over your own medical care afterward may be even worse. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for injured workers in North Carolina. The workers’ compensation rules give your...
Deep vein thrombosis may affect truck drivers
It’s not a secret that truck drivers tend to lead a sedentary lifestyle. They have to drive for many hours a day and are often sitting in the same position. Commercial drivers are at a higher risk of developing blood clots, which is why it is important for any driver...