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Some jobs may be more physically demanding than others, but every job puts some degree of strain on a worker's body. For example, office workers often develop repetitive stress injuries or cumulative trauma. Workers who spend all day holding a phone or typing at a...
They say doctors and nurses make terrible patients, usually because they ignore their own distress to continue helping others. While admirable, this could ultimately take away your ability to help anyone. If you become too affected by your physical problems, they may...
According to workplace injury statistics, the manufacturing industry is particularly dangerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that manufacturing workers represent roughly 20% of all reported worker injuries in any given year. There are many...
The healthcare field is one of the most professionally demanding industries. Healthcare workers stay on their feet for long hours in high-pressure environments, and this reality can take a huge toll on the body. In fact, studies show that occupational injuries occur...
If you‘re a first responder or someone close to you is, you know the emotional toll it can take. It’s probably not surprising to learn that it’s been found that one in three first responders develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared to one in five people...
Healthcare workers, including physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and so on, are crucial in the community. However, their jobs can be dangerous, from their work activities to the high-risk environment they are exposed to. Employers in the healthcare sector...
Most workers' compensation claims are straightforward because the system provides no-fault coverage. A California worker doesn't need to show that their employer violated safety statutes, and companies can't fight a worker getting benefits just because someone caused...
California’s workers’ compensation system exists to provide financial restitution to employees who are hurt at work. The purpose is to compensate employees for the resulting economic and non-economic damages. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for the insurance company...
You probably know that suffering an injury at work allows you to file a workers’ compensation claim. Doing so gives you access to no-cost medical care and replaces some of the wages you might have lost. If the accident results in death, your surviving family members...
For the past few years, the number of fatal accidents in the United States has increased. Between 2020 and 2021, for instance, the total number of fatal crashes went up by more than 10%. And this was after it had risen by 7% in the previous year, from 2019 into 2020....
