If you love dogs, you might be inclined to pet your neighbors dog or a K9 who is out on a walk with his/her owner. A simple pat on the head or rub of the belly won’t be too harmful, but if it turns into a bit from the dog it could be worse than you think.    In the...

Between 2017-2018 pedestrian deaths in the state of Connecticut have skyrocketed to an all time high and with the turning of the calendar to 2020, that trend does not appear to be changing any time soon. From 2017 to 2018 the number of pedestrians who died on...

AAA is one of the country’s leading traffic research organizations and they have recently released a report that describes steps that cities and states can take to make our roads safer and help to reduce the incidents of Connecticut auto accidents. While the report...

Drivers over 65 years old are the fastest growing block of drivers on the road and this means that there are some things that may need to be done to help these drivers stay safe on the roads. AAA has put together a list of recommendations that will help keep older...

Throughout the entire process of a workers’ compensation claim there are areas where fraudulent activities can occur. An employee can choose to file a claim fraudulently, an employer can actively work against the system in a fraudulent way and then there are the...

When discussions are had around Connecticut workers’ compensation claims and fraud is brought up it is often insinuated that the only person who can commit fraud is the employee, but this is simply not true. While there may be incentives for employees to commit...

There is a certain subsection of the world that maligns workers’ compensation as always fraudulent and unnecessary. We vehemently disagree with this assertion because the vast majority of Connecticut workers’ compensation claims are legitimate and do not involve fraud...

In recent months the demand for bikes has been skyrocketing with store shelves empty and warehouses struggling to keep up with the demand.  More and more people are hopping on their two wheelers to get out of the house and get some fresh air.  This increased volume of...

The summer months are a perfect time to get out and get some fresh air, they also are a time when many additional dangers are lurking, including the possibility of getting bitten by a dog.   You may be inclined to interact with a cute dog this summer when you’re out...

If you polled one hundred people and asked them where they thought the most injuries at work happened you would likely get a myriad of answers.  The good news is that there are statistics that are kept on these types of things and so we can go straight to the numbers....