An injured employee’s worst nightmare is their workers’ compensation claim will be denied. A workplace accident means missed work, medical bills, and a potentially life-changing injury. Receiving workers’ compensation for such an injury is essential for employees to continue feeding their families and providing housing for themselves and their loved ones while they recover from the injury. What to Do…
Given the danger they put themselves in, first responders should be treated as America’s heroes. Unfortunately, many firefighters who used firefighting foam are now suffering serious health problems due to exposure to toxic chemicals in the foam. Now, these brave men and women are struggling with severe life-altering cancers and long-term health conditions, many of which render those afflicted unable…
Every state operates its unemployment, disability, and workers’ compensation services differently. The best way to understand how these programs work is to begin by identifying the differences between them. What is the Difference Between Unemployment, State Disability, and Workers’ Comp? While the benefits one may receive while enrolled in the above programs may be similar, there are notable differences between…
The U.S. Department of Labor is discussing a proposed rule change in how the department classifies workers. The new rule seeks to clarify the difference between an ’employee’ and a ‘contractor.’ Details of the Proposed Rule In early October of 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers…
A catastrophic event hit close to home on the evening of September 20th and into the morning hours of September 21st. The event involved the BP-Husky Toledo Refinery in Oregon, Ohio, just across the river from Toledo, experiencing a major explosion and fire. Two steelworkers, brothers Ben and Max Morrissey with United Steelworkers Local 1-346, were severely injured in the…
Workers’ compensation laws cover some 135 million employees. Such laws are responsible for a collective payout of more than $7 trillion each year, making workers’ comp one of the largest government-mandated programs in the country. The following sections outline which industries generate the most workers’ compensation claims in Ohio.[1]HealthcarePeople think of healthcare workers as individuals who save lives, but such…
Every job comes with some injury risk, but some industries see more workers’ comp claims than others. For example, the wood product manufacturing industry has one of the highest per-capita rates of workers who become injured on the job. Even though wood product manufacturing is a relatively small field, the risk for injury is high, and thousands of workers in…
There are different terms for how one can become injured and seek compensation. How the injury takes place, where it occurs, the circumstances of it, what the individual was doing when they became injured, and what others were doing around them at the time are all factors that influence how the victim of the injury seeks compensation to assist them…
The Covid-19 pandemic reshaped how Americans view and perform work. According to the Pew Research Center, 59% of workers in 2022 work from home all the time or most of the time. An additional 18% report working from home part of the time, indicating that almost 80% of the American workforce engages in some degree of work-from-home employment.[1] While the…
Even as more in-person workplaces have become available and the labor market continues to improve, most Americans still prefer working from home all or most of the time. That’s the thesis of a Pew Research paper that analyzed how work-from-home vs. in-person work has changed over the last few years.[1] Remote Employment, A Changing Landscape for America’s Workers Before the…
