Work-related injuries and occupational illnesses can be so severe that they prevent employees from reporting back to work immediately. Depending on how serious and incapacitating their medical conditions are, workers can take weeks, months or even years to recover....
Workers’ Compensation
Nurses face numerous hazards in the workplace
Nurses play an important role in the healthcare industry. Many people do not realize that it can also be a physically intensive job. Because it is, nurses are vulnerable to certain workplace risks. Physical strain Nursing often involves lifting and moving patients who...
How many days must you wait before claiming workers’ comp benefits?
While workers’ compensation helps pay for the medical expenses of workers suffering from work-related injuries or occupational illnesses, there’s more to the insurance system. It can also provide benefits to workers as they recover, covering their lost wages or...
Restoration work is laden with health risks
Natural disasters and environmental toxins can wreak havoc on homes and buildings. Before people can safely use these infrastructures again, someone has to do the hard job of repairing and cleaning up the property. This is where restoration workers come into play....
Can I receive workers’ comp while working a second job?
Sustaining a work-related injury can put workers in a difficult financial situation. Often, they cannot return to their job for a while and must depend on workers’ comp to make ends meet. If you are in the same position, you might think of getting a second job, but...
How do workers’ compensation death benefits work in Massachusetts?
As a type of insurance, workers’ compensation helps employers pay for the benefits of their employees in the event the workers get injured or contract an illness due to their work. But there’s more to workers’ compensation than just paying for medical benefits....
Helping you collect workers’ compensation
No matter the field you work in, there is some level of risk. While construction work presents risks of falls or injuries caused by tools, an office job holds risks of carpal tunnel syndrome and slip or trip injuries. Workers’ compensation The impacts of a work...
How Social Security Disability interacts with workers’ compensation
Social Security Disability Insurance and workers' compensation are two programs that can provide benefits for people who are no longer able to work for a living due to an injury. Technically, a person could receive benefits from both programs at the same time....
Comparing Massachusetts’ workers’ comp with SSDI
Many Massachusetts residents suffer from an injury or illness that prevents them from working. Some of these individuals rely on workers’ compensation benefits, and some rely on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. Understanding the differences and...
Survivors’ benefits in Massachusetts
When the ultimate tragedy befalls a worker as a result of an on-the-job accident, families and loved ones ensure unspeakable hardship. Massachusetts law provides financial benefits for survivors and qualified dependents. As a recent court case shows, however,...