A lot of jobs cause anxiety and stress for employees -- but there are times that anxiety and stress can become debilitating, especially if it starts to manifest itself in the form of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or some other form of serious mental...
Hearing loss due to chronic noise exposure at work does qualify for workers' compensation, but it's a trickier injury to deal with than something acute like an injured limb. Claim approval and adequate compensation depend not only on your behavior at work and at...
If you get hurt at your employer's holiday party, are you covered under workers' compensation?In North Carolina, probably not -- at least, not if attendance at the party was truly voluntary, held off-site and didn't particularly benefit your employer. While each state...
Employers will sometimes hire short-term employees and misclassify them as "independent contractors" rather than actual employees. That lets the employer avoid dealing with the inconveniences (and costs) of paying unemployment and other taxes on those workers. It also...
U.S. Navy veterans have joined the list of people who stand a tragically high likelihood of being diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. Other victims include those who worked in asbestos manufacturing factories, and factories that produced...
It seems like the government isn't entirely sure how workers in the nation's poultry industry are actually doing when it comes to workplace safety, accidents, injuries and illnesses. The picture you get probably depends on which report you read.The U.S. Bureau of...
Employers have a duty to provide their employees with the safest workplace possible. When employers fail to do so, employees can get into accidents that lead to injuries. Those injuries will often lead to the need for medical care and can often mean the victim has to...
It goes without saying that most employees understand that in the event of a very severe accident while on the clock, their first course of action should always be to seek emergency medical care.What may be less obvious to employees, however, is what to do when they...
When the unimaginable happens during an otherwise normal shift and a worker finds himself or herself being taken to an area hospital to be treated for a serious work-related injury, a host of questions will undoubtedly go through their mind: How will I make ends meet...
In the aftermath of a sudden and nightmarish workplace accident, an injured worker's thoughts are invariably -- and understandably -- focused on securing the necessary medical care. However, as the days or weeks start to pass, and the road to recovery becomes clearer,...