If you experience an injury at work or receive a diagnosis of a work-related illness, you can file for workers' compensation in Massachusetts. You can receive benefits that cover medical expenses and time away from work if you are eligible. Get the facts about filing...
Few life events can be more stressful than suffering a serious injury or developing a debilitating illness. If your medical condition makes it difficult or impossible to work, you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Before approving your...
Business owners need to monitor their premises and take reasonable steps to eliminate hazardous conditions. Their employees also owe a duty to do so. As noted by Business.com, an injured visitor may file a legal action if a dangerous condition develops and causes an...
After a car accident where you suffered an injury, you may only care about when you will physically be back to normal. An injury can make you lose time at work, which results in money loss, so you want to heal as quickly as possible. How fast you will recover, though,...
Receiving a denial letter from the Social Security Administration is not the end of the line for your benefits. In fact, your letter includes the reasons that the SSA believes you do not qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. Using that information, you can...
When filing a workers' comp claim, you hope you receive a swift approval. However, this is not always the case. In the event of a denied claim, you must take further steps to have the issue rectified. As explained by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there are four...
When you experience physical symptoms, you visit a doctor to perform diagnostic testing. These tests often involve imaging equipment, blood draws, and physical exams, which help medical staff understand the possible causes of symptoms to develop a suitable treatment....
Elevators are such a common feature of everyday life that it is easy to forget that they might be dangerous. Thanks to the efforts of many property owners and their maintenance workers, most elevators function without incident. Unfortunately, some people do experience...
A wide variety of federal agencies, nonprofits and watchdog groups monitor highway crashes and examine the causes behind them. Distracted driving is a major issue in every state. What exactly is distracted driving and who is most at risk for involvement in a crash? ...
You hurt yourself on the clock recently, and while your employer has workers' compensation insurance, you do not know whether your injury qualifies for a claim. Should you file for disability insurance instead? Chron describes the difference between the two...
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