Back injuries are one of the most common types of work injury. Indeed, they are one of the most common types of injury - period. Not surprisingly, then, problems with back pain are frequently involved in workers' compensation claims in Maryland and across the country....
Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ compensation and careless employee behavior
The term "grand bargain" is somewhat disfavored in Washington these days. But it shouldn't be; after all, a civilized society requires compromise and negotiation to move forward. Without those things, the clash of competing interests can harm everyone.Workers'...
Workers’ comp and employer retaliation: employees can fight back
It's better, ultimately, to face your fears. Perhaps you've been injured at work but are reluctant to pursue a workers' compensation claim because you fear your employer may hold it against you. If you are facing that situation, keep in mind that the employer is not...
OSHA fines Maryland company over heat-related fatality
Autumn has (finally) arrived, with cooler temperatures. But the brutal heat of the summer has scarcely been forgotten - especially for the family of a man killed on the job in a heat-related incident last summer in Washington, D.C.The man worked for a paving company...
Maryland OSHA investigating fatal construction accident
The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health agency (MOSH) is investigating a fatal accident that occurred at a Maryland construction site. It is the second serious accident at the site so far this summer. In this latest tragedy, a 27-year-old construction worker died...
Police, OSHA investigating fatal forklift accident at Random House warehouse
Police are investigating the death of a Hampstead, Maryland, man after the forklift he was operating crashed into a shelving unit. The Maryland workplace accident happened at the Random House Publishing warehouse in Westminster while the man was moving books stacked...
Maryland worker killed in accident at Purina plant
Despite improvements in workplace safety, workplace accidents continue to be a serious concern in Maryland and across the country. On average, four million Americans are injured on the job each year and over 500 people are killed in workplace accidents. Lapses in...
Maryland worker killed in fatal port accident
Unfortunately, Maryland workers who work around heavy equipment and vehicles are especially vulnerable to workplace injuries. Injuries can result from accidents as well as equipment failure.Supervisors and colleagues are now mourning the death of a state worker who...
Tom Tupa wins Maryland workers’ compensation case
Workers' compensation is a system that is designed to compensate workers for workplace injuries. Professional athletes who are injured make the news all the time, but it is not very often that an injury to a professional athlete makes the news because of a workers'...
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire and 100 years of workers’ rights
One hundred years ago this week, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist textile factory proved to be one of the most devastating industrial accidents in American history. The fire began on March 25, 1911, when textile scraps stored on the factory floor caught fire. Without...
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