On the Job Injury

Driving in New England can be challenging any time of year. Sudden blizzards or violent rainstorms. Aggressive drivers on Interstate 84. Confusing street patterns created by Colonial settlers based on chaotic cow paths. Add to the list the dramatic differences in state traffic laws throughout New England. What’s legal in Massachusetts can often be against […]

Laws regulating auto accidents in cities like Chicago, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore might seem strict. But how tough are they? And how do they compare with other states nationwide? A recent nationwide study gives a grade to each state for injury prevention. The top states nationwide for injury prevention are California and New York, […]

Whether we’ve been at a job for a week or a decade, it can be difficult to admit when we’re injured on the job, whether it’s a severe construction job injury, an on-the-job lifting injury or more longterm, ongoing repetitive stress injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. In this economy especially, the idea of letting […]

Think every state takes steps to prevent people from sustaining a serious injury in an auto accident or another dangerous situation? Think again. Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma recently received low grades in a nationwide safety study. On a scale of 10, all three states each received a scored of five. The same report included each […]