On Behalf of Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Dec 1, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
When you applied for workers’ compensation after an injury, you hoped to rely on those benefits to support you and your family while you recovered. As a result, opening a denial letter can leave you uncertain about the future. Is there any way to push back against a...
On Behalf of Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Nov 24, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Many warehouses depend on forklifts to move and carry products and to decrease the amount of heavy lifting that employees must do. However, while forklifts may ease the risk of some injuries, they can also bring new hazards into an employee’s daily work. What risks...
On Behalf of Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Oct 22, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Workplace injuries can come in a variety of forms. Slips, trips and falls can occur in almost any setting. People working with heavy machinery may risk other injuries like electrocution. Repeated motion can create strain over time. In the United States,...
by [email protected] | Sep 2, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injuries
When you work a job that requires a lot of physical labor – whether in construction, manufacturing, shipping operations or even healthcare – you likely end more than a few days with a sore back. However, what happens if your back goes out while you are at work? Or you...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 23, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
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...
On Behalf of Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jun 15, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injuries
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...
by Pfaff, Gill & Ports, Ltd. | Mar 5, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injuries
When you work hard in construction, manufacturing or at a warehouse, you put a lot of strain on your body. Maybe after spending years working in an Amazon warehouse facility, your back aches in pain from lifting and moving so many boxes. Or if you work on an assembly...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Mar 5, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Amazon recently expanded its payroll to include more than 6,000 seasonal workers across Pennsylvania to help with distribution, transportation and order shipments over the holiday season. Apparently, the expansion for seasonal workers is an initiative across the...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jan 27, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Healthcare workers are especially important in current times, and most of them are dedicating all their time to take care of others. It makes sense that they might put aside their own health to prioritize the wellbeing of their patients. Unfortunately, many nurses and...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jan 15, 2021 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Injuries
Amazon is always verging on the cutting edge of its industry with new practices, new approaches to distribution and new ways to break into different markets. However, one of their new tactics for automation is causing problems for their warehouse employees. According...
