by leightonkd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that there were almost 3.0 million workplace injuries reported by private employers in 2014. Back injuries are among the most common types of work injury that you can sustain and are often severe enough to prevent...
by leightonkd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Connecticut law requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance to cover medical costs and wage replacement for employees who are injured while performing their jobs. It also provides certain benefits for permanent disability. However, the law does...
by leightonkd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
When commercial vehicles like semi-trucks, tanker trucks, and flatbeds get into accidents, people driving or riding in smaller and lighter passenger vehicles can be severely injured. Under Connecticut law,1 if you can show that your accident was caused by the...
by leightonkd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
There is no doubt that construction is one of the most dangerous industries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that 20 percent of all workplace deaths in the United States happened in the construction industry. Construction workers...
by leightonkd | Aug 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Most employees know that if they have an accident or suffer an injury on the job that they have the legal right to seek financial benefits from their employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. However, did you know that you may be able to obtain benefits for certain...
