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WHAT IS A THIRD PARTY INJURY?

2023Workplace
Proving Answers on 3rd-Party Injury Was there more than one party involved in your on-the-job accident? Most workers often assume that their employer's workers' compensation insurance is their only option...
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SUING AN EMPLOYER FOR NOT HAVING WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE?

2023Workplace
Being injured at work may be the second-worst thing that happens to you. The worst thing is finding out that your employer does not have workers’ compensation insurance, and you...
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TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS JOBS

2021Workplace
The Deadliest Occupations Tend to Involve Very Risky Locations & Heavy Machinery What does a bad day at your job look like? If you’re a white-collar worker, a bad day...
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16 Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion

2021Workplace
Know the Signs of Heat Exhaustion & What to Do When You Spot Them Heat exhaustion happens when the body can’t cool down after a rapid temperature rise. Also called...
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IS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION THE ONLY OPTION AFTER AN OILFIELD INJURY?

2021Oil & GasWorkplace
While workers’ compensation benefits may provide compensation needed to help an injured oilfield worker pay for their medical bills and make up lost wages, sometimes these benefits are not enough...
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OPERA SINGER SUES FOR VOCAL CORD INJURY INFLICTED BY LOW-HANGING CABLE

2013Workplace
In New Orleans, a lawsuit has been filed against several companies who allegedly placed a low-hanging cable in the way, which an opera singer ran into on his bike. The...
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WORKER KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT NEW ORLEANS PORT

2013Workplace
Investigations are ongoing after an accident that occurred along the exterior of a cruise ship killed a man on Sunday, October 20. The cruise ship employee was said to have...
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CONSTRUCTION WORKER SUES OVER FIVE-STORY FALL

2013Workplace
Last summer, the plaintiff said that he sustained catastrophic injuries after a fifth floor railing came loose. He claims that while h had been doing plumbing work on a nursing home, he...
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WORKERS COMPENSATION INJURY ELIGIBILITY

2013Workplace
Workers' compensation is a means of financial assistance in the event that an employee was injured on the job. When a worker is injure, these benefits will offer some form of...
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INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN LOUISIANA CAUSE CONCERN FOR SAFETY

2013SafetyWorkplace
Recent months are showing that workers, and the surrounding communities, of the industrial sites are far from being safe from harm. Over the last few months there have been a...