By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published February 3, 2022 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: workers compensation | Comments Off on Job Injuries Increase during Winter Months
Job Injuries Increase during Winter Months The other day I was reading various articles on workers’ compensation claims as is my wont, and I came across the attached article on the increase in the number of job-related injuries during winter months. The article was from a Colorado newspaper, but the same holds true wherever winter Read More
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Alabama Work Injury Lawyers Rotator Cuff Tear One of the most common work injuries our office deals with on behalf of our clients are shoulder injuries, specifically rotator cuff tears. Rotator cuff injuries are common with people whose jobs involve a lot of repetitive motion with their shoulder (such as a production job or Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation and Professional Truck Drivers Driving might be considered a sedentary activity but being a professional truck driver is not. If you are an Over-The-Road driver or Local Driver, you handle an 18-wheeler or a dump truck, if you drive a Logging truck or are a Tow Truck Driver, you know that your Read More
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Alabama Job Injuries and Convenience Store Clerks For years reports have stated that Convenience Store Clerks have one of the most dangerous jobs in the Nation. All you need to do is watch the news on a regular basis in order to get an idea about how dangerous it can be to be a Convenience Store Clerk. On top of Read More
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Construction Workers and Job Injuries The Country is currently experiencing a construction boom. Drive down the road or interstate and the evidence of the boom is easy to see. There seems to be more work than workers available in construction, and this generally leads to longer hours and more work injuries. Even before the recent Read More
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Hurt at Work: Nurses, CNAs, Therapist, EMTs, Healthcare Workers The last two years have been chaotic for us all, but for Healthcare Workers (Nurses, CNAs, Certified Nursing Assistants, EMTs, Emergency Medical Technicians, Therapists, etc.) unbelievably so. During this time society has rightly recognized healthcare workers as the heroes they have always been, but they have Read More
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Suffered a Work Injury? Don’t Give Up Have you suffered a work injury in Alabama and feel as though the deck is stacked against you? Are you struggling to receive the medical attention you need and feel as though no one is listening to your concerns? DON’T GIVE UP; that is exactly what the workers Read More
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Meet with a Lawyer From Home 2022 is a new year, full of changes and new challenges, but many things remain the same as we have all adopted to changes brought forth by the coronavirus. One change that which has now become normal is the rise of virtual meetings. COVID forced us all to learn Read More
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Job Injury Wal-Mart Job Injury Wal-Mart: Have you or someone you care about been hurt at work while working for Wal-Mart in one of their locations in Alabama? If so, and your injury was not the result of you goofing off or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, then you have a valid Read More
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Huntsville Workers Compensation Lawyers Huntsville Workers Compensation Lawyers: Reached MMI Now What? What are My Rights? You have been told by your treating physician that, in his opinion, you have reached maximum medical improvement–now what? The first thing you should know is that your right to temporary total disability (ttd) benefits or temporary partial disability Read More
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