Massachusetts Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence, you may have the right to pursue compensation for your losses. However, Massachusetts’s personal injury statute of limitations sets a strict deadline on taking legal action. Under this law, you generally have three years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. […]
What Is Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
Workers’ compensation provides benefits to employees who are injured on the job, but understanding what it covers can be complicated. Generally, if you are injured or sickened on the job, workers’ compensation covers your medical expenses and replaces a portion of your lost wages. However, each state sets different rules, and some treatments, including acupuncture […]
Carpal Tunnel Workers’ Comp: Do You Have a Claim?
Many workers are susceptible to repetitive stress injuries (RSI) like carpal tunnel syndrome because they spend most of their time working on a keyboard and with a mouse. Other lines of work make employees susceptible to the same injury, such as using a cash register, and pushing, slicing or pressing objects over an extended length […]
What Are the Most Dangerous Jobs?
Workplace safety is monitored and overseen at the state and federal levels in the United States. Each year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a report on the number and rate of workplace fatalities. In 2020, the most recent year for which data was available, there were a total of 4,764 confirmed workplace fatalities. […]
Personal Injury vs Workers’ Comp: What You Need to Know
If you are injured while working and have a valid case, you can seek care and/or compensation from your employer’s insurance through a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation laws cover employees in all 50 states, either under federal laws (for federal employees) or state workers’ compensation laws. There are, however, some circumstances where you may […]
Top Workers Comp Complaints Employees Face
Workers’ Compensation provides medical care and/or cash benefits to those who have been injured or have become ill while on the job. These benefits are provided by insurance that is paid for by employers as directed by the Workers’ Compensation Board, a state agency that processes employee claims and oversees the system. Benefits for a […]
Pay Frequency in New York State: New York Labor Law Section 191
Are You Getting Paid As Often As You Should Be? About New York Labor Law Section 191 Most full or part time workers across New York state expect a regular paycheck for their efforts, but certain workers may not be aware that they need to get paid more often. Under New York Labor Law Section […]
Do I Need to Hire a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer?
The Workers’ Compensation system was put in place so that employers and employees would have an efficient and speedy alternative to the court system when workers are injured on the job. In the best-case scenario, a minor injury that occurs at work can be resolved through the system, paying the injured worker for his/her medical […]
Cannabis at Work: Can You Get Fired for Smelling Like Weed?
It has now been over a year since cannabis use was legalized in the State of New York, but not all employers are aware that they can no longer screen potential employees for cannabis use, and, perhaps more importantly, cannot discipline or terminate an employee based on that employee’s use of cannabis outside of working […]
Injured on the Job: What to Do Next
For many years, Harding Mazzotti, LLP has been making sure that those seriously injured while on the job get the compensation and care that they need. Below are some necessary steps you can take in the event of any injury sustained while on the job. The first step is to obtain first aid or medical […]