After hurting yourself on the clock recently, you filed a workers' compensation claim with your Connecticut employer. Unfortunately, the company's insurance provider denied your claim. What should you do now? Chron describes employee options for responding to rejected...
Workers’ Compensation
Does workers’ comp offer death benefits?
If you are struggling with the recent loss of a loved one due to a work-related accident, or if you worry about the possibility of a fatal accident, it is vital to explore various topics related to deadly on-the-job accidents. For example, you could benefit from...
Examining the benefits workers’ compensation offers
If you suffered a serious injury while working, you likely have multiple hardships to work through. Aside from physical pain and high levels of stress, these injuries can get in the way of your ability to provide for your loved ones and pursue your career goals....
What is the “coming and going” rule?
Generally speaking, employers must cover the losses an employee may suffer if he or she sustains an injury at work. This is the basis of workers' compensation. However, a work-related injury does not necessarily have to happen directly on the site of a job. For...
Resolving a worker’s compensation dispute
Some states use private insurance companies to provide workers’ compensation plans to employers. But in Connecticut, the Department of Administrative Services administers all workers’ compensation claims against the state’s self-insurance policy. This means that...
Forklift operators are vulnerable to 4 injuries
If you have a forklift operator’s certificate, you have made a smart career decision. While your forklift abilities make you eligible for many different jobs, they may also put you at risk of sustaining a potentially life-altering injury. Many injured forklift...
Know your Connecticut workers’ compensation rights
If you experience an injury at work, your employer's workers' compensation policy must pay for medical bills and other expenses. However, you must file the appropriate paperwork and meet the requirements for this type of claim. Understand your rights and...
Injuries could increase when working with robots and automation
Working at one of the world's largest e-commerce companies has its risks. With increased dependence on the use of robots, warehouses relying on automated order processing can present unique dangers. As reported by CBS News, warehouse employees at one of the top five...
4 health risks hotel housekeepers may face
There are thousands of hotels, motels and inns all across Connecticut. If you perform housekeeping duties in one of these places, you provide an essential function. That is, you have the opportunity to make the hotel into a welcoming space for guests from around the...
A head-to-toe guide to improving ergonomics
If you are an office worker who experiences symptoms such as sore hands and wrists or pain in the back and neck, a poorly designed or organized workstation may be to blame. You may be able to reduce your pain and/or prevent further problems by rearranging your area...