Month: October 2013

Voc rehab in Maryland: steps in the process after a work injury

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Oct 29, 2013 | Workplace Injuries

It's been awhile since we last wrote about vocational rehabilitation after a work injury.In our February 8 post, we discussed the relationship between workers' compensation and vocational rehabilitation in Maryland. We noted, for example, that voc rehab (as it is...

Fatal workplace accidents and fine levels: the West case

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Oct 18, 2013 | Workplace Accidents

Terrible accidents seldom happen in isolation. They are more likely to be the tip of the iceberg of larger safety issues affecting many cases, not just one.For example, as we discussed in our August 16 post, the terrible fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15...

Athletes and workers’ comp: California changes its law

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Oct 10, 2013 | Workers' Compensation

Workers' compensation systems operate at the state level. A partial federal government shutdown certainly provides a suitable occasion for a reminder of this.A state-based system means that Maryland has its own system for distributing compensation to workers injured...

Serious safety violations cause fatal forklift accident

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Oct 4, 2013 | Industrial Workers' Injuries

It's been awhile since we last wrote about forklift injuries. In our March 1 post, we discussed the issue of safety training and how the lack of it can cause workers to be injured in forklift accidents.This week, let's look at a fatal accident that recently occured in...