After you are injured in an on-the-job accident, you may be told by your doctor or physical therapist that you may soon be able to go back to your job. In other words, the treating healthcare providers believe you have healed sufficiently for you to go back to your employer. However, very few physical therapists…
Continue readingNurses injured on the job have many hurdles when seeking workers compensation benefits for accidents at the hospitals and clinics. When a nurse or home care aid sustains a herniated disc lifting and re-positioning a patient, or falling at the bedridden client’s residence, the location of the accident is not as critical as the mechanism…
Continue readingIf you have been injured at work and want to collect workers’ compensation benefits, you must file a claim with the Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) within two years from the date of your accident, unless the Commission has already entered an Award. In the case of occupational disease, you must file within two years of…
Continue readingA fatal fall from the building located at 950 Herndon Parkway has taken the life of a Maryland roofer. A joint investigation with a Compliance Safety and Health Officer from The Department of Labor and Industry and the Herndon Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section determined that the victim, Pablo Aquino of Hyattsville, lost his footing…
Continue readingWhat should you do if you have an accident or become injured on the job? Immediately notify your employer of the incident! Why? Because failure to notify your employer in a timely manner could cost you the benefits to which you may be entitled under the company’s workers’ compensation policy. A worker in the District…
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