Category Archives: Workers Compensation
Biloxi Sun Herald Reports on Fatal Florida Workplace Heatstroke Accident – Questions Regarding Rights of Injured Biloxi Workers Answered
Late last week the Biloxi Sun Herald reported on a startling and tragic story about a workplace death in Florida due to extreme heat, and the subsequent fines that a Florida contractor-employer is facing in light of its failure to protect employees from fatal heat-involved workplace accidents. According to the Biloxi Sun Herald, Guerrero… Read More »
New Orleans Contractor Employer Fined in Connection with November 2023 Worker Death
A New Orleans-based steel contractor is facing serious fines levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with the death of a worker last November. According to The Advocate, Nucor Steel, a steel and steel products company, and a New Orleans contractor-employer, have been fined over $27,400 for “serious” safety violations related… Read More »
State Laws, Federal Laws Cover Injured Louisiana Workers — Learn about the Legal Framework of Workers’ Compensation in Louisiana and the U.S. Here
There is no doubt that the United States is peppered with a patchwork of laws, both federal and state. While the federal government establishes laws that are enforced from “sea to shining sea”, state legislatures also pass their own laws which also impact the people that live within the state. This state and federal… Read More »
Karoshi: The Japanese Term for “Death from Overwork”
In December, 2015, a 24-year-old Japanese worker named Matsuri Takahashi died after she jumped from her home in her company dormitory housing. Ms. Takahashi worked for one of Japan’s largest advertising agencies, and her death shook the nation and exposed a dangerous phenomenon for Japanese workers. It turns out that Ms. Takahashi, who worked… Read More »
Minnesota Manufacturing Worker Killed in Horrific Concrete Drum Accident
The dangers that manufacturing workers, construction workers, and other workers who work with concrete face are becoming more and more apparent to the general public as another worker’s life was taken this week due to a concrete-involved workplace accident. According to national news reports, CBS News, on the morning of Monday, April 29, a… Read More »
Grand Jury Decides No Indictment on Criminal Charges Related to 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse – Rights of Victims of Workplace Accidents Under Louisiana Laws Explained
News of a New Orleans’ jury’s decision not to indict any person or party involved or related to the horrific collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans in 2019 was handed down last October, but New Orleans workers and the families of New Orleans workers still have questions about the options for… Read More »
Philadelphia Construction Worker Dead after being Electrocuted, Falling from Ladder at Worksite
A Philadelphia construction worker is sadly dead after he suffered fatal injuries related to an electrocution accident and falling from a ladder. According to local news reports, ABC 6 Action News Philadelphia, the construction worker was working at a work site in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood on the 6500 block of Lansdowne Avenue on the… Read More »
Who Pays for What? A Closer Look Inside How Payments are Made in Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Cases
There is no doubt that the Mississippi workers’ compensation system can be difficult and confusing for many injured Mississippi workers. Between medical records and applications, dealing with doctors and the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, there is a lot of information and “process” for injured workers to deal with, some of which can be challenging… Read More »
Head Injuries in Construction Work in Mississippi – What You Need to Watch Out for Out on the Job
Head injuries in the workplace are no laughing matter and construction work is full of hazards that Mississippi workers face every day. The scary truth is that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the construction industry has not only the greatest number of nonfatal traumatic brain injury (TBI) accidents, but… Read More »
Think Getting Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Louisiana is a Piece of Cake? 6 Potential Challenges to Obtaining Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Benefits
One thing is for certain: when it comes to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits in Louisiana, it can be hard to know exactly what to do and where to go to get critical information about the process, how to file, and how to ultimately get benefits. Indeed, some injured Louisiana workers may believe that all… Read More »