According to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, from 2020 to 2021, Massachusetts saw a 100% increase in pedestrian fatalities. This surge, in many ways attributed to the COVID-19 crisis, is certainly cause for concern. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) is a nonprofit organization “representing the state and territorial highway safety …
Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 “Long Haulers” Experiencing Cardiac Complications
Workers’ compensation for post-COVID cardiac complications may exist. If you contracted COVID-19 on the job and now suffer from this virus’s long-term impacts, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation. When the coronavirus pandemic started to uproot the lives of Americans, most focus was on the short-term impacts of the virus. Two years later, medical …
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Work-Related Strokes: What They Are & How to Prevent Them
As part of our American Heart Month series, this week, we examine work-related strokes: what they are, what you can do to prevent them, and what actions to take if you have suffered from this life-changing injury. What is a Stroke? Strokes, a type of cardiovascular disease, afflict thousands of Americans annually. According to the …
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George and Ann Keches Pledge $1 Million to Suffolk University Law School
Keches Law Group is proud to announce that our Founder, Attorney George Keches, and his wife, Attorney Ann Maguire Keches, have pledged $1 million to Suffolk University Law School. $1 Million for Two New Student Scholarships Driven by a passion to “level the playing field” when it comes to obtaining a legal education, the $1 …
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Keches Cares 2021 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
Our first annual turkey drive was a resounding success! Keches Law Group employees assembled over 125 full Thanksgiving dinners and delivered them to families in need throughout Bristol County. We’re proud to give back to the communities that we live and work in and we’re already looking forward to next year.
The Entertainment Industry and Workers’ Compensation: What Actors, Crewmembers, and Producers Should Know
If you are an entertainment industry worker and have sustained a work-related injury while on set, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Film Set Safety in the News Film set safety concerns have been a hot topic in the media as of late. After months at home due to the pandemic, studios …
Arbitration Panel Awards Keches Law Group Client, a Former Dialysis Technician, $1,780,000
On October 6, 2021, an arbitration panel awarded $1,780,000 to a former dialysis technician suffering from a severe back injury. In 2015, the plaintiff was hurt when a break room cabinet at his employer’s clinic detached from the wall and fell on him. Prior to becoming a client of Keches Law Group, another lawyer turned …
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Can Pro Athletes File for Workers’ Comp?
Fans watch sports and support their favorite teams, play along with fantasy sports and feel the pain when their favorite athlete goes down with an injury. But what does the athlete do if they get hurt on the job? In Massachusetts and a handful of other states, professional athletes can – and do – claim …