Workers’ Compensation

Blue-collar workers often have more direct job risks than white-collar employees. They work with heavy machinery or in dangerous environments. They use their bodies for arduous tasks that can cause cumulative trauma or repetitive strain. Eventually, they may develop...

Blue-collar workers perform their jobs by using their bodies. Whether they work in construction or a manufacturing setting, blue-collar professionals often strain their bodies to perform their work. They also often work in environments with a number of hazards,...

White-collar employees often take for granted that their jobs are relatively safe. When making a comparison with blue-collar careers, like construction work, that is generally true. However, being safer than the most dangerous jobs does that mean that a job is without...

Blue-collar workers generally recognize that they are more likely than those in office space professions to get hurt on the job. Most people understand that factory workers and construction professionals have a greater overall risk of injury and a better chance of a...

Office workers and other white-collar professionals aren't typically on the average person's short list of workers at elevated risk for a job injury. While the average white-collar employee may not have the same dramatic job risks as hospital workers or construction...

Lifting injuries are very problematic for nurses. They lead to a lot of backing injuries and spinal cord injuries. These can keep nurses out of work for days while they recover, and some injuries may even require surgery and months of recovery time. These injuries...

Say that you get injured at work, perhaps by slipping and falling when you’re on a ladder. Falls are one of the most common reasons for workplace injuries in most industries – and especially in construction, where they are one of the “Fatal Four.” Falls don’t...

If you were to compare them with construction sites or manufacturing facilities, offices might seem like safe places to work. The risk of catastrophic injuries is lower for people in office-based professions as opposed to those who work in more physically demanding...

As a nurse, your calling is to help other people, whether they are sick or about to have a baby. Working in a hospital as a nurse is a rewarding, if demanding, profession. Unfortunately, many nurses will wind up in need of medical care themselves because of their...

If you suffer an amputation on the job, it is absolutely essential that you seek out medical attention immediately. This is an emergency and is one that could be life-threatening depending on the circumstances. With such a severe injury, there is a risk that you will...