Posted on January 30th, 2009
It only takes a second for an accident to happen. Because of this, it is very important for a work place to take all the necessary steps to prevent injuries. Although not all injuries are preventable, many of them can be prevented if a few small steps of precaution would have been taken in advance
One of the most important steps a work place can take to prevent accidents and injuries is to have good procedural policies and guidelines in place. With lax safety policies, the likelihood of injury increases dramatically. It is an employers responsibility to inform each employee of the saftety policie of the organization.
Workers compensation law varies from state to state. Philadelphia has its own set of laws that require an experienced individual to handle any case dealing with workers compensation. If you've been injured at work, you may be eligible to file a workers' compensation claim. Contact the Philadelphia workers' compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 for more information.
Posted on January 22nd, 2009
When you think of all of the potentially dangerous jobs out there, you might first think of the difficult conditions and situations that firefighters, policemen, and even construction workers are put in every single day. While these occupations undoubtedly place the workers at risk for a variety of injuries, they were not the group of workers who claimed the most in workers' compensation injuries over the last four years. Suprisingly enough, this group of workers is none other than the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
According to several sources, the Philadelphia Parking Authority is estimated to have collected around $5.8 million in workers' compensation injuries over the last four years, which is almost double the amount was collected by Philadelphia police officers.
Parking Authority workers do, in fact, have a rough job and are often required to preform tasks that can strain workers both physically and emotionally. However, the high number of injuries reported has caught the attention of the authority official responsible for processing the claims. He admits that the number seems unusally high and an investigation into the validity of the claims has been initiated.
If you've been injured at work, you may be eligible to file a workers' compensation claim. Contact the Philadelphia workers' compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511 for more information.
