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This is a great time to ask about lung disease as November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The discussion provides a good opportunity to remind North Carolina workers and their employers that lung disease lays waste to the lives of employees and their family members every year. It is an especially insidious occupational illness, slowly […]
One of the most perplexing issues attorneys in North Carolina often address is how little the state’s workers know about their safety rights. In many cases, injured workers even blame themselves when something completely out of their control causes a workplace injury. In today’s still-recovering economy, employees hesitate to “make waves” at work because they […]
The nation already understands about dangerous working conditions, but chicken processing plants are apparently some of the country’s worst offenders. Recent reports indicate that workers in this industry are subject to numerous workplace injuries and medical problems. A new report says that these problems occur due to “rampant health and safety issues” present in America’s […]
Some of the most traumatic workplace injuries in North Carolina involve amputations. Most drastically, these can happen to entire limbs, but there are also many cases where fingers and toes are amputated. The risk of this often differs depending on the industry—for example, someone working with hydraulic presses or heavy cutting machinery may be at […]
You probably know about some of the biggest causes of heart disease, such as not getting enough exercise or having an unhealthy diet. While these things seem easy enough to change, there are other facts that can’t be changed as easily, or at all—such as hereditary issues. Additionally, new research shows that your job itself […]
The recent severe flooding in North Carolina’s neighboring state has brought workplace safety in flood conditions into the spotlight. The information in this post is important to all kinds of state workers including those who work to clean up after a flood and those who are simply returning to their regular worksites, which may still […]
Unpaid time off from any job quickly can cause financial difficulties for Guilford County workers. When loss of work time is due to an injury, significant medical expenses add to the burden. Benefits, paid through employer-paid workers’ compensation insurance, cover these losses for employees with occupational injuries or illnesses. Health care coverage applies to injury-related […]
According to studies, exposure to pesticides is a risk for farm worker safety. A collaboration among government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institutes of Health, is tracking 90,000 people in two states to determine long-term risks associated with pesticide exposure. One of those states is North Carolina. Reports also indicate that up […]
Of all the members of the North Carolina workforce, those who work alone could be at a greater risk of injury. With no co-workers or supervisors to keep an eye on these lone workers, they often cannot get help should an accident occur. Additionally, those who work alone must tackle each portion of their duties […]
If you’re injured while on the job, the first thing you may want to look into is workers’ compensation. This can be used both in the immediate aftermath of the injury — to pay for your instant medical costs, for example — and for some of the long-term costs that you may run into, such […]
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