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Cumulative Trauma Injury, also known as Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs), are becoming more prevalent in the workplace all over the United States. In fact, CTDs account for more than 50% of all occupational illnesses in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CTDs include a wide variety of injuries, all of which … Read more

Typically employers purchase Workers’ Comp insurance. If you are injured on the job you have 30-45 days to notify your employer of your injuries. Once notifies your employer will then notify his insurance carrier. If there is no doubt or question of how you were injured, and it is a work-related accident, your workers’ comp … Read more

Can I Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits Even if I Wasn’t at My Workplace When I Was Injured? There are, of course, eligibility requirements when it comes to work-related injuries and workers’ compensation. Two requirements state that the employer must be covered by workers’ compensation, and that you must be an actual employee to the workplace. … Read more

To understand if you get to keep your workers’ compensation benefits, you first have to understand what workers’ compensation truly is and what it does. Workers’ compensation is also known as workmans’ comp, and is a state-mandated insurance program providing compensation to employees who suffer from job-related injuries and illnesses. Depending on which state you … Read more