Not all workplace injuries are sudden and immediate. Sometimes, the damage to an employee’s body occurs over time, such as in cases of repetitive motion or prolonged exposure to noise or toxic chemicals. Beryllium is a hazardous chemical that, even through modest workplace exposure, can be harmful. People exposed to beryllium can develop a malady…
Continue reading ›Hyannis and Portsmouth communities know that accidents may happen while at work, and they know worker’s compensation laws will help them with their injuries and loss of work. However, not all workplace injuries are caused by accidents and may be caused by the willful and malicious acts of another person. Some jobs deal with violent…
Continue reading ›Most employees in Hyannis and Plymouth, Massachusetts go to work each day and perform their duties expecting that they will be safe, yet work related accidents do happen. When a worker is injured during the course of employment, workers’ compensation laws allow the employee to recover compensation for their injuries. Workers’ compensation benefits help lift…
Continue reading ›Most working people go to their jobs every day and perform their duties without any problems. Work site accidents are rare. Usually, only the more serious accidents make the news. Just weeks ago, a Hyannis construction worker was injured when a skid loader fell on him. The accident happened on a construction site near Attucks…
Continue reading ›A 24-year-old worker for a Massachusetts subcontractor was killed while working for the company on an out-of-state project. The tragedy unfolded on a Saturday morning in mid-April. The victim was crushed under the weight of a lead pipe in the fatal workplace injury. The incident took place at a construction project. Workers were in the…
Continue reading ›There is a move under foot in several states, including in Massachusetts, to extend labor protections to all domestic workers. Under current laws, some of these workers are typically denied such rights as overtime pay and breaks to eat. Many are also denied the right to workers’ compensation insurance benefits. Currently, under Chapter 152 of…
Continue reading ›A retail clothing chain has come under fire from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration once again. Forever 21 was cited following an inspection at one of its stores at the Burlington Mall in Dec. 2012. The store was accused of exposing its employees at the Massachusetts location to the risk of a workplace accident.…
Continue reading ›A gas explosion in Springfield recently decimated a strip club and a day care center, destroying or imperiling as many as 42 buildings in the downtown area. The accident injured a number or gas workers, policeman and firemen as well as several civilians. As such, the tragedy raises some important issues about workers’ compensation benefits…
Continue reading ›A workplace injury can occur at just about any job site in Massachusetts. However, the chances for a serious workplace injury are increased when an employer ignores safety guidelines in the face of multiple OSHA investigations. One employer identified as a recidivist offender has now agreed to pay a $200,000 fine to OSHA as well…
Continue reading ›A country club employee was recently injured in an on-the-job accident involving a work cart. The Massachusetts workplace injury occurred at about 8:30 a.m. when the worker got out of the cart. As he did so, it was said to have rolled backwards on a hill. He apparently tried to stop the movement of the…
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