What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that allows a worker to receive medical and income benefits if they are injured on the job. Workers’ compensation also allows employers to avoid being sued for a personal injury claim by hiring an insurance company or by becoming self-insured. The laws and rights dictating … [Read more...]
Maryland Workers’ Compensation
What does Workers’ Compensation Cover in Maryland? Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that will compensate an employee for any injury that they sustain on the job. An employee’s injury must be directly related to the work that the employee was tasked to do in order to be compensated. In the State of Maryland, every employer who has one … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation
What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers compensation is a method of providing compensation for workers that have been injured while working. The idea behind workers’ compensation is that an employee will be guaranteed a specified amount of compensation for his injuries, and the company that has hired the employee will not suffer major financial … [Read more...]
Georgia Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation allows you to receive compensation for an on the job injury, regardless of who was at fault for the injury in most cases. This article is intended to inform you about the basics of Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law. What Benefits Does Georgia Workers’ Compensation Provide? If you have been injured on the job in Georgia, you … [Read more...]
BP to Pay $61.2 Billion for Gulf Oil Spill
After one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history, oil company BP has said that it will pay $61.2 billion to repair damages stemming from its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident killed eleven workers, released approximately 3.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, and caused untold damages to local business, … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Filed in California Alleging Workers’ Comp Gender Bias
On Wednesday three California women, with the help of the SEIU California State Council, filed a lawsuit claiming that California’s workers’ compensation system is gender biased. The plaintiffs say that they are seeking class-action status for the suit in order to enable other women who have been affected to come forward. Gender Based … [Read more...]
Chicagoland Dunkin’ Donuts Employees File Suit Claiming Wage Theft
Just days ago the Obama Administration announced that it would expand federal overtime rules to include millions of workers who were not previously covered, and clarify the overtime statuses of millions more. The move comes as the administration attempts to tackle an economy in which unemployment is near historic lows, but wages and upward mobility … [Read more...]
Record Numbers of Wage and Hour Lawsuits Filed in FY 2015
In fiscal year 2015, 8,781 lawsuits were filed alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That is an 8% jump from last year and a 358% increase from FY 2000. It is a record high, and the numbers are expected to be even higher in FY 2016. The FLSA addresses minimum wage, overtime pay, and more. Independent Contractor … [Read more...]
Workers' Compensation Claims in Pennsylvania
Workers’ compensation is an insurance plan that compensates employees for injuries and illnesses sustained on the job. Every state has passed its own Workers’ Compensation Act and Pennsylvania is no exception. Benefits are paid from one of three sources – private insurance companies, employers who are self-insured and the State Workers’ Insurance … [Read more...]
