After a qualified work-related accident, an injured Maryland worker will likely be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits through their employers. Workers’ compensation offers employees in this state a lot of advantages. For one, the benefits are awarded...
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Tech workers may suffer injuries
Workers in every occupation can suffer workplace injuries. Tech workers are not immune to injuries, especially repetitive motion, and slip-and-fall injuries. Major workplace injuries Handling objects, such as heavy boxes, is the leading cause of workplace injuries....
Employers may challenge a claim for work comp benefits
Like other states, Maryland’s workers’ compensation program is designed so that injured or disabled workers can get benefits following a work-related illness or injury efficiently. In many cases, an employer, including the employer’s insurer, will pay benefits for...
Workers’ compensation protections in Maryland
Workers’ compensation is an insurance that provides medical coverage, disability and many other benefits to workers who have been injured on the job. Requirements for employers to buy coverage varies from one state to another, and this is often determined by the...
What do you need to know about workplace injuries?
Most of our readers in Maryland probably know someone who has suffered a minor injury on-the-job – or maybe even a major one. Workplace injuries are, unfortunately, quite common. Are you in danger of suffering an injury at your workplace? According to the statistics,...
Work zone accidents on the rise causing worker injury and death
In Maryland, road work is a common aspect of the warmer months. This is important to maintain, repair and improve the roads to enhance safety. While the goal is to ensure drivers and passengers are safer on the roadways, the actual work is risky on its own. Work zones...
Four common hazards that could lead to scaffold injuries
There are many people in the Severna Park area who work in the construction industry. These are typically good, well-paying jobs that allow a person to provide for their family. But these jobs can also be dangerous with many injuries occurring each year. The use of...
Leading causes of construction deaths
There are many residents of the Severna Park area who work in the construction business. In general, construction jobs pay well and help a person support their family. But, they are also some of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. Twenty percent of...
Different types of workers’ compensation benefits in Maryland
Workers’ compensation benefits are crucial for injured workers and their families. For that reason, injured workers, and workers suffering an occupational illness, need to be familiar with the different types of workers’ compensation benefits that are available to...
Common reasons for workers’ compensation claims
There are many different types of jobs that people have in Anne Arundel County. No matter what type of job that people work, they are generally focused on what they need to do during any particular day. They may take certain safety precautions depending on what they...