When you are injured at work or contract an illness from your duties, workers’ compensation is there to help support you and make up for some of your lost income. But it can feel like your employer, and their insurance company, do not have your best interests in mind....
Workers’ Compensation
Can I receive benefits for a work-related RSI?
Massachusetts workers suffer injuries in many workplace environments, at construction sites and hospital or office settings, or in transportation-related work. While people often think of injury as a single occurrence such as a fall, trip, or other specific incident,...
Key points about workers’ compensation medical benefits
In Massachusetts, work-related injuries are often perceived to be related to physical jobs like construction, factory work, professional drivers, manual laborers and first responders. However, accidents and injuries can happen in any kind of job – even to those whose...
How can I help prevent carpel tunnel?
With the explosion of work-from-home, there is a few things that many of us may not realize that we lost. For one, most of us are working longer than normal as our work-life balance has begun to bleed together. This, combined with the loss of our ergonomic workplace...
Workers’ compensation for repetitive use injuries
If an employee is injured in the workplace, he or she may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. In Massachusetts, these benefits include compensation for lost income, medical services and rehabilitation. Workers’ compensation benefits may be temporary or...
Am I able to draw disability and work comp at the same time?
Many Massachusetts residents who get hurt or sick at work will need lots of financial help in order to cover medical bills and lost wages. This is especially true when a person has suffered a serious injury that leaves her unable to work. After a debilitating...
We fight for injured workers
There can be no doubt that working during the last year and a half has been unprecedented. Regardless of the job, it changed in some way during that time. Though, what has not changed is that workplaces can still be dangerous places, and when injuries do occur, it...
How does workers’ compensation work in Massachusetts?
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...
How are workers’ comp disputes resolved?
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...
What is the difference between workers’ compensation and disability?
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...