Commercial truck drivers don’t have it easy. Not only do they have to operate a large vehicle on tight roadways, but they also have deadlines to meet. When you add together all the challenges facing truckers and trucking companies, there’s no wondering why car-truck...
As a construction worker who is often on or around the roads, you know how dangerous is can be to be in your profession. Drivers in Ohio don’t always look where they’re going. Some may start rubbernecking to see what’s causing a slowdown or completely fail to see your...
The relationship between a patient and their doctor is nearly sacrosanct. This is why most people prefer to pick their own physicians, no matter what the circumstances. What happens, however, when you’re injured at work and file a workers’ compensation claim? Since...
There’s not much debate about how dangerous it is to run a red stoplight at an intersection. A study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 85% of motorists said it is very or extremely dangerous to cruise through a red light. Yet alarmingly, running...
Whether you work as a customer service professional or are in the construction industry, if you get hurt on the job, you will probably need workers' compensation benefits to help you recover lost wages and pay for the medical care you require. Ohio law requires that...
Every time you step onto a construction site as a worker, you’re at risk of injury. Even if you take every safety step imaginable, you never know when something will go wrong. Should you find yourself injured in a construction site work accident, here are the three...
Construction is a dangerous job, and workers command pay premiums because of the risk that they take on the job. In general, construction professionals command high wages when compared with workers in other industries, which means that workers can often be the sole...
A wrongful death is any death that could have been prevented by a little more care or better precautions. When a loved one dies a wrongful death but there’s no actual crime involved, it can leave the victim’s survivors feeling a lot of frustration and anger on top of...
When you file a workers’ compensation claim, you hope to receive benefits in the near future. You need this money to stabilize your finances as you recover from your injury. Without workers’ compensation benefits, you’re left to rely on other money, such as your...
Slipping, tripping and falling are types of accidents that can happen to anyone. However, people who work in certain occupations can be at a higher risk of these incidents than others. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has identified five industries in which...
