By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published August 1, 2022 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: most dangerous jobs, work injury, workers compensation |
2020 List of Ten Most Dangerous Jobs A few weeks ago, my partner found a new article on the most dangerous jobs in the United States, and this list covers jobs for 2020. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Center for Disease Control, OSHA and other organizations coordinate to come up with the lists Read More
Read MoreJob Injury Roofers Job Injury Roofers: We have had some strong storms in the last few weeks, and it is quite common to drive through a neighborhood and see roofers fixing damaged roofs or installing new roofs at constructions sites. Your heart goes out to these workers who are on top of the roof, enduring Read More
Read MoreInjured At Work Beverage Distributor Injured at Work Beverage Distributor: If you work for a beverage distributor, such as Supreme Beverage, Crown Distributing, Buffalo Rock or Coca-Cola, where distribution and warehouse work requires a lot of lifting, chances are you have suffered a job injury, probably several times. Workers who provide for their families Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation What is Willful Misconduct If you work in Alabama and have suffered a work injury, you are probably entitled to workers’ compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation laws; however, if the injured worker was injured as a result of engaging in willful misconduct, then the injured worker will be prevented from Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Lawyers Afraid of being fired Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyer Afraid of being fired? Not long ago I was reading the results of a study which indicated a decent percentage of injured workers feared being fired specifically because they had suffered a job injury. This fear causes some injured workers Read More
Read MoreJob Injury Claims are being filed earlier-and that’s good news According to the attached AP new report, last March a study of workers’ compensation claims made over the last 10 years revealed that on average, more workers are suffering job injuries earlier in their careers than in the past. Initially, one might read this and Read More
Read MorePit Falls to look for in an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Settlement We have previously posted that no one is entitled to a settlement; a settlement is a meeting of two minds, and as long as you do not control the actions of both parties, then you can’t force a settlement. Having stated this, the truth Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Problem I Can’t get my Medication “Workers’ Comp won’t get me the medication the treating physician prescribed me.” Unfortunately, this is one of the biggest complaints we hear from injured workers. The workers compensation insurance carrier will not authorize the medication I need; and in my experience, this occurs quite often when Read More
Read MoreInjured on the Job Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Injured on the Job Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.: Have you or someone you care about were injured on the job while working for Mercedes-Benz International.? If so, and your injury was not the result of you goofing off or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Read More
Read MoreAlabama Work Injury Accident My Fault I am writing another blog on injuries suffered at work which were actually caused by an accident the employee caused because I just got off the phone with an injured worker who expressed remorse over the prospect of pursuing Read More
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