The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) classifies workplace injuries into a variety of categories to help determine just how prevalent they are throughout the United States. One of these categories is so common that it sees nearly 300,000 injuries each year. These common injuries are categorized as “overexertion and bodily reaction”
The short answer to this question is, it depends. The longer answer is, currently under an executive order issued by Governor Lamont, workers who contracted COVID-19 between March 10, 2020 to May 20, 2020, you would be eligible to file a claim for contracting the virus. While employers still have the right to contest the claim, the executive order allowed workers to file the claim given the difficulty of proving where the disease was contracted.
It is that time of year again when the weather is warmer and the road construction begins. On a daily commute it is not uncommon to see four or five different road construction projects underway at any one given time. This can be a welcome sight to taxpayers who are excitedly awaiting potholes being filled and roads being paved, but it can be a sign of dangers ahead for the workers who are filling those potholes and paving those roads.
Workers from all professions can get injured and need to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. There are no workplaces that are safe from injury, but one that is particularly dangerous is the garage where mechanics work.
There is no greater difficulty then when you have gotten into a Connecticut auto accident and you are feeling stunned and unsure what to do. An accident is generally unexpected and can cause some trauma. Therefore it is important to have a clear understanding of the steps you need to take to make sure your long term interests are taken care of from the beginning.
When you are injured on the job and approach your immediate supervisor about filing a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim it may initially get denied for a variety of reasons. Most employers will take each injury on a case by case basis and will not just deny your claim out of hand, but some will and you need to be aware of that.
If you have been injured at work the reasons you may be denied could include;
The weather is warming up and it’s getting close to the time when you will be gearing up to put your motorcycle back out on the road. Spring is an absolutely beautiful time to hit the road on your motorcycle, but we want to make sure you stay safe.
It has been long held by many commuters and local transportation officials that raising the speed limit would not have a safety impact, but would have a tremendous positive impact on traffic flow. A recent study by AAA and the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) found that increased speed limits actually do have a tremendous negative impact on the safety of drivers. Driving just slightly faster could seriously affect your safety in a
If you’re anything like most drivers you’ve been pulled over for speeding once or twice in your driving career. Speeding is one of the biggest causes of a Connecticut auto accident and driving just 5 MPH over the speed limit can lead to some very dangerous situations.
There is nothing cuter than a dog wagging its tongue with it’s head out the window on a warm spring day, but that certainly isn’t something safe for the dog to be doing. If you were to get into a Connecticut auto accident while your dog was doing this he/she would get seriously injured or killed. This is not safe for your dog.
