When you think about someone who may need to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim your mind may turn to an injury that happened at work because of an accident. Often accidents do occur at work, leaving someone injured and needing to miss time from work to heal and in those cases it is important that they are compensated for their injuries and their time away from doing the day to day of their jobs.
On January 1st of this year a set of new laws went into effect in the state of Connecticut. While many of these laws were important to understand so you can know your rights and the protections you may now have under the law, there was one in particular that was important to understand. The new law, passed by the Connecticut general assembly, allows for post-traumatic stress injuries suffered by eligible first responders to be covered by a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
There is something extremely exciting about starting a new job. Hopefully you’re starting a job that you have been trying to get for a while and you’re ready to take on a new challenge. There are also nerves that come with a new job and can put you in a situation where you might be at risk of getting injured. Injuries that occur as the result of a new job may not be anyone’s fault, but they may put you in a situation where you may miss time at work and have to file a Connecticut workers’ comp
The old expression, my dogs are tired, can apply to many workers who find themselves in jobs where they are on their feet all day. It can be a tiring job to be standing all day and it can also lead to prolonged time away from work if you get injured as a result of your constant standing. If you get injured, you may be eligible to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim as the result of your injury from standing all day.
Who among us doesn’t have some bad behaviors that we need to work on to improve ourselves? If you didn’t raise your hand, you may be lying. This is true in everyday life and also behind the wheel of a car. The only difference between a bad habit of having too much soda or being distracted while driving is that the later habit could get you into a Connecticut car accident and leave you injured or even dead.
When it was reported recently that Denver Nuggets star Aaron Gordon had suffered 21 stitches after being bitten by his family dog there were a lot of rumors swirling around about what had happened and how it was possible that something like that could happen to someone so fit and strong. The truth is that these types of injuries can happen to anyone at any time and it is important that you are vigilant about avoiding them because they can become
A few years ago during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the term PPE was thrown around a lot. If it wasn’t for these life-saving masks and gowns and gloves, our health care workers would not have been able to treat those who were suffering from the horrible disease. While many may have lost track of PPE or Personal Protective Equipment at this point it still features quite heavily in the professions of many both in and outside of the health care community.
When you get injured at work it is going to be important for you to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim to make sure you don’t miss out on any compensation that is due to you as a result of the injury. In the event that you are injured you may want to get this filing done quickly and with as little paperwork as possible. You may share your employer’s goal in this, but quick is not always advisable.
