To the uninitiated, industrial dust may seem as harmless as the dust on the bedroom dresser. The truth is, however, that explosive dust is responsible for numerous deaths each year in the industrial setting. While dust levels in grain-handling environments are closely regulated, the dust in other industries – industries with a total of 2.5… Read more
Some professions carry a pronounced risk of danger. Employees who work around heavy machinery or toxic chemicals are exposed to a greater risk of injury than those who spend most of their day behind a desk. However, they are just as entitled to expect that their employer will provide them with a reasonably safe workplace…. Read more
Amazon.com is widely seen as a reliable provider of well-priced books, music, household products and other goods. The problems that allegedly occurred in its Pennsylvania warehouse, however, show that even the most trusted companies may have room for improvement in how they treat their workers. The Morning Call newspaper reports that during the summer, the… Read more
Chronic pain refers to a condition where the pain does not improve with time. The pain may affect a certain part of your body, such as low-back pain or headaches, or involve many regions at the same time, as in fibromyalgia or osteoarthritis. Chronic pain is an increasing basis for Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claims. A… Read more
In early August 2011, Congress passed a budget which raised the national debt ceiling. The deal also aimed to cut the national deficit by $2.1 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. The budget included $917 billion in spending cuts over the next decade, $21 billion of which would be in the 2012 budget. As… Read more
Congratulations to Attorney George Martin and Attorney Matt Wilson for being included in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants. Attorney Martin first appeared on this list in 1995, while Attorney Wilson was first listed in 2010. Attorneys Al Carlson has also been nominated. Having both Attorneys… Read more
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a bill to expand workers’ compensation insurance coverage so that sole proprietors, members of partnerships and members of LLCs may purchase the insurance beginning late August. Prior to the change in the law, sole proprietorships, partnerships and LLCs were exempt from mandatory workers’ compensation insurance requirements, and they could not even purchase… Read more
The process of building a house or garage includes a lot of installation or construction above ground level. Whether installing roof trusses or putting on the sub-floor of a second story, there is always the possibility that a construction worker could fall. And, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), falls are the… Read more
Recently, the AFL-CIO released the 2011 edition of its annual report on American workers’ safety and health. Entitled “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect,” the report compiles statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and presents the findings in terms of lives lost, numbers of illnesses and injuries, as well as the… Read more
In June 2007, cook and housekeeper Jeffrey Smith voluntarily jumped down a flight of 12 stairs on his lunch break at work at Penn State University, breaking both legs. After surgery in which screws were implanted in his ankles, Smith applied for workers’ compensation benefits for these injuries, claiming that they were work related. He… Read more
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