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Employee Injury Liability & Workers Compensation
Workers' compensation systems provide employees with remedies if they have been hurt on the job so that the employees do not have to resort to legal action to recover for their injuries. These systems provide exclusive relief for on-the-job injuries, however, so a mishandled workers' compensation request can seriously affect the support workers receive while injured. This section of the KnowledgeBase contains articles offered by attorneys to help make sense of common workers' compensation issues.
Employee Injury Liability & Workers Compensation
Articles
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Sexual Harassment by Text Messaging
Provided by Navarette Law Firm
Sexual harassment via text is a new problem in the workplace. In response, a majority of states now have harrassment laws that include electronic means of contact, including computers and cell phones. Read More » -
Employees Shortchanged on Workers’ Compensation
Provided by Krasno Krasno & Onwudinjo
A recent study shows that many low-wage employees fear losing their jobs in retaliation for filing a workers’ comp claim, and therefore decide not to file claims when they are injured on the job. Read More » -
Protecting Florida's Injured Workers
Provided by Law Office of William M. Julien, P.A.
The proposed changes to Florida workers' compensation laws will undermine the rights of injured workers. Governor Crist should protect workers where the legislature has not by vetoing this bill. Read More » -
Connecticut's Heart and Hypertension Act
Provided by Cousins, Desrosiers & Morizio, P.C.
Connecticut's Heart and Hypertension Act is a workers' compensation program for police officers and firefighters with hypertension or heart disease. Read More » -
Court Issues Important Victory for Workers' Comp Claimants
Provided by Law Offices of Dennis Kenny, P.C.
When the workers' compensation system works as intended, it protects and enforces the rights of workers who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases. Read More » -
Lawmakers Seek Big Changes for Pinnacol Assurance
Provided by Killian & Davis PC
Recently lawmakers voted to take legislative action against the quasi-governmental agency Pinnacol Assurance, which provides workers' compensation insurance for many Colorado employers. Read More »