Harrisburg Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Lifting injuries can put healthcare workers at risk
Nurses and doctors dedicate their careers to helping others heal. However, workplace injuries can put them in a position where they need to heal before they can continue that work, and a particularly common source of injury is lifting in the workplace. What should...
What financial support may be available in a personal injury case?
People injured in a crash often find themselves under a great deal of stress. The emotional strain of an accident coupled with the challenges of recovery, repairing or replacing a damaged vehicle and potential time away from work can have a significant impact on their...
Symptoms of a brain injury may be delayed after a crash
It can be tempting to think that a lack of initial symptoms after a car accident shows that you aren’t seriously injured, but that may not be the case. The symptoms of some serious injuries like traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may take hours, days or weeks to appear....
3 risk factors of driving at night
For many, evenings are a time to spend time with friends, run important errands or bring their children to extracurricular activities. Driving at night, though, can be risky. What factors make night driving dangerous? 1. Fatigue After a long day, drivers may find...
Bezos commits to reducing injuries among Amazon workers
In recent years, Amazon has come under fire for allowing tough working conditions at the company’s warehouses. First, reports surfaced that employees had to pee in soda bottles to meet production goals. Then, workplace safety reports revealed that injury rates are...
How to share the road with large trucks
In the coming weeks and months, traffic levels around cities are expected to return more back to normal. More office workers are heading back to in-person work, and in the fall, many students will return to the classroom full-time. So, if you haven’t needed to head...
5 summertime driving hazards to prepare for
Summertime and the livin’ is easy – that line from a classic George Gershwin song is how many Americans feel about the warmer months of June, July and August. Everyone is ready to kick back, relax, take a vacation and enjoy spending some time outside. For Central...
Is speeding a victimless crime?
You may be running late to a doctor’s appointment or to pick up your child from school. You may decide to push the speed limit, to go close to 70 miles per hour in a 55-mile-an-hour speed zone. You know you are technically breaking the law, but you are keeping your...
What if I’m injured in a crash while driving on the job?
Every day, hundreds of delivery drivers and truck drivers transport goods across town, across the Keystone state and beyond. Some drivers decide to pick up some extra money by driving for Uber or Lyft or work for a taxi service. Some employees have to drive to meet...
5 reasons you should consult a personal attorney after an accident
A serious car accident can happen anywhere and at any time. You may be on your way home from an after-work grocery run and BAM – another vehicle hits you from behind when you stop for a red light. Or you are minutes away from home after an evening out and a speeding...
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