Nursing has long been considered a stable, well-paying career. Year after year, labor experts, schools, guidance counselors, and others, have steered people into the field and promised continued growth in the number of available jobs and in salaries. However, nurses face the same challenges as employees in any field. One such challenge that seems to …
Do you need or use a wheelchair, van, or other mechanical device as a result of a work-related injury?
When determining whether a mechanical device, such as a wheelchair, or specially equipped private transportation is compensable, and the responsibility of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will evaluate your case based on a three-prong approach. PRONG #1: ” ” Whether the accepted work injury is in any way related to the …
What is Average Weekly Wage?
When an injured worker misses time from work, workers’ compensation laws provide a system of wage replacement. In other words, workers’ compensation insurance companies must pay the injured workers a percentage of his or her former wages. It is often said that workers’ compensation is meant to compensate injured workers for having lost the ability …
How Do I Survive if I Can’t Return to Work After a Car Accident?
One of the most terrifying experiences following an automobile accident is the realization that you may not be able to return to work for an extended period of time. How will you pay your rent or mortgage? Provide for your family? One thing you can do now to protect yourself and your family is to …
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Medicare Liens and Medicare Set Asides
When a client has Medicare that pays for all or part of their medical bills relating to a personal injury case, there are a host of special issues to deal with. Even if a client does not have Medicare, but qualifies for social security disability due to an injury, Medicare issues arise if there is …
Contractor or Employee? What Claims Are Available When Injured?
As noted in previous entries, who was at fault and how severely someone is injured are not always what determines the remedies that are available to an injured worker. Frequently, the employment status of the worker will be the determinative factor. In many industries such as construction trades, designers, sales, domestic services, it is common …
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Work Place Injuries and Third Party Cases
Being injured on the job is a distressing and stressful experience. In addition to the pain of the injury, there is a worry about the financial impact on you and your family. Fortunately, in Massachusetts, the workers’ compensation statute provides for insurance coverage to replace part of your wages, and pay for your medical bills, …
Injured During Residential Construction?
When someone is injured within the context of a residential construction project, there are many potential targets of recovery. Depending on the facts surrounding the injury, such potential targets include owners, developers, general contractors, construction supervisors, design professionals, and subcontractors. In a perfect world, the party with the most negligence would also be the party …