Category: Workers’ Compensation

If you like to watch professional football from your home in Maryland, then you might have heard about the lawsuit against the Kansas City Chiefs. Two Kansas City Chiefs' Hall of Fame members who were injured on the job have decided to join a workers' compensation lawsuit against the team....

If you're injured on the job, it's only natural to want to know who will pay for your medical bills and how you'll support yourself during the times when you can't physically work. Maryland natives who rely on this compensation may have heard that one of the largest compensation insurers is no...

While we're used to hearing about work-related accidents and injuries in the private sector, there are particular jobs in the public sector that can seem equally hazardous. The fatality rate for federal workers over all is lower than it is in the private sector, but that is in part because so many...

Many Maryland residents are proud to be considered hard workers and trust that their employers will compensate them if the need arises. However, it is no surprise that people become more prone to injuries as they get older. One analysis concerning the number of workers' compensation cases filed over the past few years...

On the job injuries and illnesses affect thousands of American workers every year. Workers' comp insurers along with employers who self insure pay out millions to cover the medical bills and provide partial wage replacement for these employees. Why are so many on the job injuries and occupational illnesses occurring?...

Workers in Maryland very often suffer from back injuries due to the nature of their job. Sometimes these back injuries develop after an accident, sometimes it is due to a lack of training regarding proper lifting techniques and other times the back injury is the aggravation of a preexisting condition.

Do you type for hours at a computer? Doing work with your hands can lead to various injuries, including harm to your wrist and nerves. A common disorder that results from such repetitive hand use is carpal tunnel syndrome. Experts note that the condition is most common in people that use their...

There are a few misconceptions about workers' compensation in Maryland. First of all, an injured worker does not have to become injured through some catastrophic workplace accident in order to pursue benefits. Workers in Maryland can obtain benefits to cover medical expenses and supplement lost wages in instances of repetitive stress injuries,...

For Maryland workers who have been injured at work, news of an Indiana man's new prosthetic hand may incite hope. The man, now 64, has been a minister for many years, but an accident that happened back in high school significantly impacted his life. At 16 years old, his arm got tangled...