In a dynamic capitalist economy driven by constantly evolving technology, workplaces change rapidly. And so, in turn, do the types of dangers that employees face in the workplace. Federal safety rules should keep up with these changes. Pennsylvania workplace injury...
Month: April 2012
OSHA Targets Nursing Homes and Care Facilities for Injury Reduction Program
Nursing homes and residential care facilities are dangerous places to work. In fact, federal statistics for 2010 show that the care facility industry had one of the highest rates of injuries and illnesses in the country. Pennsylvania workers' compensation attorneys...
Doctors’ Reports and the Question of Pre-existing Conditions
Words matter. This is true in every aspect of human life. And it's no different when a workplace injury is involved. Pennsylvania workers' compensation attorneys know that how a medical condition, illness or injury is described in a doctor's report has consequences....
Warehouse Workers, Internet Retailers, and Problematic Safety Records
More and more Americans are embracing online shopping. But few people probably pause to think about working conditions in the warehouses from which the products they buy are shipped. Workers' compensation attorneys and government regulators are concerned, however,...