Our firm has won another case under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The employer of the claimant was ordered to pay for all of the claimant’s injuries to the neck, head and back that occurred in 2014 while on the job. To View The Full Order Click Here.
Humanitarian Aid Efforts Often Result In Injured Workers
The news has been full of the horrific scenes coming out of Nepal. The worst earthquake to hit Nepal in nearly a century was a 7.8 magnitude. It leveled homes and businesses, caused avalanches on Mount Everest and has kept the populace on edge ever since with its aftershocks. Some of these aftershocks have resulted in additional damage to the …
Worker’s Compensation Changes May Harm the Injured
In many states, like Florida, workers’ compensation advocates are fighting to prevent “reforms” of the state laws meant to protect the rights of workers that are injured while on the job. Toted as “cost-saving” strategy, and referred to as “reform efforts”, many states’ legislatures have permitted the once pro-injured-worker state workers’ compensation laws to be whittled away into a vague …
Department of Labor April News Brief
DOL in Action Railroad Retaliation Nets $100,000 for Injured Worker An investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that management of the Union Pacific Railroad added insult to injury when it blamed a worker who was injured on the job and then suspended him without pay for reporting his injury. Union Pacific violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act …
Who is Covered Under the NFIA and What Benefits Can They Receive?
Civilian employees working for businesses and private employers charged with providing support and other useful services to the United State military are provided no-fault workers’ compensation for injuries sustained while on the job under the Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NFIA). The NFIA is an extension of the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, which is federal law …