Workplaces are minefields for accidents and injuries, whether through an employee’s own fault, an employer’s neglect of health and safety procedure or just general bad luck. All industries and businesses have injuries which will be more likely in a particular working environment — each of which is governed by workplace safety and health laws that impact the employers’ bottom line as well that of employees.… [Read more]
5 Things That Will Cause Your Workers Comp Claim to Be Denied
The economy is holding up but that doesn’t mean you are. Are you financially protected? Did you sign up for all benefits to which you are entitled? Have you been involved in an accident at your workplace? An on the job injury can leave you feeling uncertain about the future, especially if you’re facing a long recovery.… [Read more]
What Agencies Aren’t Telling You: Busting The Myths Of Temporary Jobs
More employers are hiring temporary employees. According to the American Staffing Association, “U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.2 million temporary and contract workers per week in 2014, up 5.4% from 2013.”
While staffing agencies will tell you that the rise makes temporary work seem like a positive thing, what they won’t tell you is that there are many cost-effective benefits for employers when it comes to hiring a temporary worker vs.… [Read more]
US Industry Sites are Safer Than Ever
There’s good news on the safety front for U.S. domestic industry: industrial work sites are safe than ever before, according to OSHA, which monitors work site safety, injuries and illnesses. OSHA reported these encouraging statistics in 2014:
- Fatal job-related injuries dropped by nearly 25% over the past decade
- The rate of work-related severe injury and illness fell between 2011 and 2012 for private sector and local government employees
- Overall, all work site injuries and illnesses dropped between 2011 and 2012
It wasn’t until the Ebola virus arrived in the U.S.… [Read more]
Top 5 Tips to lodging a successful workers compensation claim
If you are injured at work, you may find you are entitled to a certain amount of compensation. However, it is never as easy as simply claiming this and it then being awarded to you. You will have to go through a procedure to prove that not only were you injured, but also that it was the fault of your employer.… [Read more]
Right to Work? The Game is Rigged
Two weeks ago, I was fired from my job. It was undeserved, unexpected – and unexpectedly brutal. I wasn’t fired because I was lazy or because I stole or because I was watching porn on my computer or because I took a nap at my desk.
California is a “right to work” state, which ostensibly means that workers cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment, but what it means in reality is that basically an employee can be fired for any fanciful reason your employer can cook up, and there are very few exceptions.… [Read more]