New Year's Eve is a time when friends, family, and neighbors get together to celebrate the past year and the upcoming year. The revelry typically involves parties and gatherings, but it is important to make sure you and your loved ones stay safe.
Being the host of a holiday party can help you enjoy the season with family and friends, but if you’re serving alcohol there are also some things that you need to be aware of to protect yourself from Connecticut personal injury liability.
The holidays are a time of some merriment and excitement. There are, however, some extras this time of year that can pose a risk of injury.
Families want to spend time together and often travel great distances in December. If you and your family are traveling you will experience increased traffic congestion as well as an increased risk for an accident.
Stay safe by following these tips:
If you’ve been in a Connecticut auto accident, you will want to seek medical attention. In some serious cases, the need to seek medical attention will be obvious, but in other, less severe cases, it may seem like you can just walk away without worrying about seeing a medical professional.
If you find yourself in the excruciating circumstance that your loved one was killed on the job, you will have many responsibilities thrust upon you. One of these responsibilities may be to work to have the workers’ compensation benefits that you are entitled to receive as the loved one of the worker who was killed.
Connecticut recognizes the difficult situation that the loved one of someone who has passed away on the job finds him/herself in and has allowed for something called a “death benefit” to be passed to the loved ones of the worker.
When the absolute worst thing happens on the job and your loved one dies as a result of injuries he/she has suffered in the course of performing the duties of their job, there will need to be time for healing and comfort. There is also a need to make sure your long term interests are protected.
It would come as no surprise to the average motorist on Connecticut roadways that the winter months present even more challenging driving conditions. While winter conditions make driving a riskier proposition knowing what conditions to look out for and what hazards to avoid can potentially help you to avoid a Connecticut auto accident.
Drivers of all ages can find themselves in a Connecticut auto accident whether it be because they were driving too fast, under the influence, or simply not paying attention to the road. Drivers of advanced age have other issues to contend with that may put them at risk of getting into an accident.
It is important to know that if you are injured on then job in Connecticut you are covered under the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Act. This piece of legislation makes sure that the employee who was injured on the job can have access to the necessary benefits that are required to get him/her back on their feet.
This act, covers the following benefits for those injured on the job:
The most important thing you can do during the winter months is to avoid getting into a Connecticut auto accident. Driving safe and following all of the rules of the road will keep you out of this mess.
That said, if you do find yourself in a car accident there are a few things that you should do to protect your long-term interests and make sure more damage isn’t done to you after the fact of the accident.
