After being involved in a work-related accident, documenting your injury is critical if you hope to maximize the compensation you win through your workers’ comp claim. While your worker’s compensation lawyer can handle the insurance company, it is essential to do what you can to document the severity of your injuries and the impact they have …
You may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits when you have been involved in a work-related accident. However, you can guarantee that having a pre-existing condition or another non-work-related injury will influence how the insurance company handles your claim. Since insurers lose money every time they settle a workers’ comp claim, you can expect them …
Workers’ compensation is a crucial aspect of employment law, a system that ensures employees receive compensation for work-related injuries or illnesses. In most states, workers’ compensation laws require employers to benefit employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. These benefits typically cover medical expenses, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs. As an employer, it is essential …
Report the accident by calling the nearest police department or 911. Even if it is a minor collision, you should still report the accident to protect yourself in case of a liability claim by the other party. Safety first. Get out of the roadway. Each year hundreds of pedestrians in South Carolina are injured or …
An actionable personal injury occurs when a person is injured because someone else was careless or negligent. The injury may be to your body, your mind, or your emotions. A personal injury can occur when someone is injured in a car or truck, a motorcycle, a bicycle, a boat, or someone else’s vehicle on someone …
If you are familiar with Facebook, you are probably familiar with quizzes like these. They seem fun and innocent but what you might not realize is once you answer the questions giving them personal information, it’s open to the public. There’s no way to know who is looking at your answers or how they are being used. Because of this, experts are warning you to take a step back and think about what you’re sharing.
Workplace injuries can be very stressful and overwhelming. Not only are you now injured, but the injury might prevent you from being able to work and make money. Your bills keep coming in so where do you go from there? The answer to this question is simple: talk to an attorney. A workers’ compensation attorney is very skilled in knowing exactly what to do to relieve much of your stress by fighting to get you the compensation you deserve.
There are many different types of wrongful death. An action may be brought by the victim’s estate for a wrongful death and/or a survivorship claim. This allows the victim’s surviving family (heirs) to make a claim for compensation on behalf of and for the loss of their loved one. Check out this blog where we outline 4 common types of wrongful death cases.
Everyone can agree that it can be very stressful to have to spend a lot of money to fix your car after an accident. But even if you never get in an accident, if you aren’t careful you could end up spending a lot of money to keep your car running smoothly.
With more than 2 million American workers being injured every year, workplace injuries have become very common. Here are 7 tips to follow to avoid a workplace injury
