Category: Workers’ Compensation
If you have been injured on the job, you may understand that filing a workers’ compensation claim is the best thing you can do. While the process sounds simple, there are many roadblocks standing in your way. Any mistake is a big mistake, so you want to make sure you are doing everything the right […]
Every worker in every company, regardless of industry, realizes there is a chance they could be injured on the job. While some careers are more dangerous than others, such as those in construction, even office workers can be injured if they are not careful of what they are doing. A workplace accident is never planned. […]
If you are injured or become ill as the direct result of your employment, you may want to file a workers’ compensation claim in an attempt to receive compensation. There is no guarantee that your claim will be approved, but it is important to file as soon as possible. Upon doing so, learn more about […]
On Dec. 1, a construction worker was killed after being involved in a work accident at the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Crews from the BWI Marshall Airport Fire and Rescue Department were called to the scene at around 2 p.m. after a report came in about an accident involving a concrete paver. Prior to […]
Maryland workers may already know that most employers are required to offer workers’ compensation benefits to their employees. Accidents resulting in personal injury to the employee that occurred on the job may be covered; however, not all injuries are. Once cleared to receive workers’ compensation, medical bills, prescriptions, physical therapy, hospital care and partial income […]
Baltimore County officials have reported that a roof collapse in Sparrows Point, at the former Bethlehem Steel plant, injured nine workers. This type of work accident may not be common, but can happen from time to time in the construction industry. A member of the Baltimore County Fire Department said that a crew was demolishing […]
Of all people, a Baltimore City cop illustrated in spades that falsifying a workers’ compensation claim can be very, very costly and have the exact opposite of the comfortable security he apparently was seeking. Recently a jury didn’t appear to buy the detective’s story that he was shot and injured in a confrontation with a criminal as […]
A police trainee who was hurt on the job during a training drill exercise has filed a lawsuit against the City of Baltimore and Baltimore County. He was shot and suffered serious injuries. His condition was described as critical. The lawsuit seeks several million in damages. The plaintiff is a trainee who was hired by the University […]
The number of workers hurt on the job in companies in Maryland and the United States in 2011 amounted to 3.5 cases per 100 workers of full-time equivalency, a federal survey reports. In all, private employers said nearly 3 million nonfatal illnesses and injuries attributed to conditions in the workplace that occurred last year, according to estimates […]
A contractor previously cited for workplace safety violations in Maryland and surrounding areas is fighting federal fines and citations it received after an employee died as a result of a work accident. The problem again brings to light the fact that many contractors don’t adhere to the same safety standards as regular employers. On Aug. 8, […]