In the last few months there have been a series of accidents or near-accidents in the state of Connecticut that have resulted in law enforcement officers reminding motorists about the state’s “move over” law. The law is designed to help limit the number of Connecticut auto accidents that involve first responders who are pulled over helping a vehicle in need.
It is fairly common knowledge that teen drivers are among the least experienced and deadliest to get behind the wheel in Connecticut and throughout the country. These drivers are more likely to participate in risky behaviors that may lead to Connecticut auto accidents.
It’s that time of year again when allergies become all too common and people are sneezing and wheezing all over the place. Itchy eyes and runny noses are so common it’s hard to tell if you have a cold or allergies or worse. In this case you may turn to an allergy medication to quell your symptoms, but how can you know if taking a certain medication will be safe or if it will lead to you getting into a Connecticut auto accident.
When you’re at work and you all of a sudden feel a tinge in your neck that you haven’t experienced before you may find yourself with an injury that could linger for days, weeks, even months. If that injury happened as a result of your duties at work, you may be able to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
Companies who do excavation work have a huge responsibility to take care of their workers and properly protect them from cave-in accidents at the work site, but too often these precautions are not taken. If you are working on an excavation project and a cave-in accident occurs you may be eligible to claim Connecticut workers’ compensation benefits.
When you work for a city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) the spring and summer can be busy times for you. Spending your time working on the roads and sidewalks that we all pass along each and every day can present challenges as you need to get your job done, while we need to get TO our jobs.
Now that the warmer weather has arrived, neighborhoods around Connecticut will be buzzing with lawn mowers and leaf blowers all to get yards ready for a spectacular spring and stunning summer season of beautiful yards and happy families.
In the summer of 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill that allows for first responders like police officers and firefighters to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim for mental health reasons. The legislation effectively separates the mental health anguish that first responders may be under from the physical ailment
In the most recent information available, the Connecticut Department of Labor indicates that the industries that cause the largest number of workplace fatalities in the state of Connecticut are similar to those industries nationwide. When someone dies on the job not only may it present as a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim, but also as a Connecticut wrongful death claim as well.
When you head into your workplace for the day you may not be thinking about the dangers lurking around your feet, but foot injuries can become very serious Connecticut workers’ compensation cases. When we think about work related injuries we often think about traumatic brain injuries or hand or arm injuries, but rarely are we thinking about foot injuries.
Everyday throughout our state there are people who work incredibly hard at their jobs for long hours. Many of these people will eventually run into a situation where they are facing an injury that occured at work and they may need to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. This is true for all industries and injury types.
