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If you're injured in an accident during your commute to or from work, normally workers' compensation won't cover those injuries. Your daily commute isn't usually considered part of the job.This exclusion is named the "Going and Coming Rule," but special circumstances...
Being injured on the job is stressful, emotional, overwhelming and downright difficult to handle. If you've never been hurt on the job in the past, a first-time injury can be very scary, even if it is not severe. Any time you spend out of work because of an injury or...
How safe is your workplace? Under the rules and regulations imposed on employers by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, employees have a right to know whether or not their employer is doing a good job of keeping them safe. The OSHA regulations include...
Many professionals who work in Pennsylvania do so as independent contractors instead of full-time employees. There has been an increase in the number of businesses hiring "independent contractors" rather than full-time workers. In reality, however, these workers are...
One in four people in the United States have some sort of mental illness. After heart disease, mental illness is most common cause of disability and absenteeism.There are many myths surrounding mental illness. Those who has a condition affecting their mental health...
As a worker, the first thing you'll probably do if there's a workplace hazard is to go to your boss or immediate supervisor. You'll note the issue and ask for changes to be made to keep you and other workers safe. But what if your boss does nothing and the company...
A workplace illness is often far different than a traditional workplace injury. With an injury, there may be a direct event in which you were hurt -- a sliding door falls and breaks your leg, for example. You know exactly what happened, the injury is instantly clear,...
By the time you start your shift, you're already in the weeds. The hostess just sat a four-top in your section, but the lovey-dovey couple lingering over their pie and coffee seem to have taken out a lease on their table. As you pass by with the coffee pot for yet...
A member of the cleaning crew who was preparing an O'Hara Township water tower for painting managed to survive a fall of 35-40 feet directly into the tank when his scaffolding failed. Although the crew member was wearing a safety harness, it's unclear where it was...
Back in March, a 61-year-old woman was found in a walk-in freezer at the hotel where she worked. She had been trapped for 13 hours. Her eyes and her head were frozen solid. The skin on her knuckles, according to her husband's complaint in a lawsuit against the hotel,...