On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Feb 14, 2017 | Car Accidents, Workers' Comp, Workplace Injuries
A health care company compiled state-by-state injury trendsEvery medical diagnosis is recorded as a 5-digit medical code. These universal ICD codes are used by the health care industry for billing purposes, tracking and reporting.Amino, a health care data company,...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 20, 2016 | Workers' Comp, Workplace Injuries
Having your workers’ compensation claim denied is stressful and can put you in a really tough spot. Medical bills are piling up, you’ve lost wages from not being able to work and you’re in desperate need of compensation. When a claim is denied,...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Sep 12, 2014 | Workplace Injuries
Staying safe in the workplace is of the utmost importance. It is all too easy for employees to be injured while on the job, especially in hazardous careers like construction where the most injuries are often reported. These tips can help people to stay safe and keep...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Sep 12, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
Factories, warehouses, and construction sites are notorious for workplace injuries. The work environment can be a dangerous place, which is a risk that many employees within certain industries accept. However, there is a degree of risk to expect and a certain degree...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Aug 6, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
Millions of employees are injured at work each year and thousands of work accidents result in serious injuries and death. Employees who are injured on the job are entitled to compensation for their injuries. In death cases, work families may be entitled to...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jun 21, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
A Metro-North Track Foreman was recently killed when he was struck by a New York-bound train that was traveling about 70 mph. The Track Foreman was doing construction work at the site of a new train station when he was struck.In light of that accident, the National...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Jun 14, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
A 52-year-old Metro-North employee began his work day just like any other day. He had been working on the West Haven tracks of the under-construction train station all morning, when around noon, a New York City-bound train hit him. The last time a Metro-North employee...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | May 30, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
Although the statistics may be improving and workplace injuries might be stabilizing, too many careless fatalities among workers still mar the state of Connecticut.The latest report by the AFL-CIO labor union ranks Connecticut as having the fourth lowest rate of...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | May 16, 2013 | Workplace Injuries
Folks in New Haven and around the state of Connecticut are keeping a close watch on state lawmakers as the fallout from the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history still settles to earth.Indeed, the Newtown tragedy has among other things spawned a whole new...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 9, 2011 | Workplace Injuries
A report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) suggests that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) may underestimate the number of construction injuries which occur annually in the U.S. This may be especially true for injuries which occur...
