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Work-Related Injuries and Workers' Compensation

If you have been injured as a result of performing job-related duties, you should be aware of your rights under workers' compensation. The following outlines what workers' compensation is, benefits you may be entitled to, limitations, and how to successfully file and claim.

Dal-Tile case as it relates to Notice

Employers cannot avoid Title VII liability when their customers harass their employees by adopting a “see no evil, hear no evil” strategy.

“Make No Bones” About Protecting Confidential Business Information

Companies in Massachusetts must take proactive steps to prevent the improper use of confidential business information by their employees and associates, or risk losing protection of that information under the law.

IC or Employee?

How do you make a decision to go independent contractor vs. employee when hiring someone, and what are some obligations you encounter along the way based on your decision?

Employment Arbitration: A Cautionary Tale

Unlike a Superior or District Court jury trial, there is usually no right to automatic appeal of mandatory arbitration decisions.

Back Injuries and Repetitive Stress Motion

No matter if you have sustained a back injury because of a sudden work related accident, or as a result of prolonged over use of certain muscles, you are entitled to benefits under the Missouri workers' compensation system.

What to Expect in a Workers' Compensation Deposition

The insurance company wants to take your deposition. This is what you can expect.

Virginia Workers' Compensation Hearing

What happens at a Virginia Workers' Compensation Hearing and how does one pepare?

Brain Injury at Work in Virginia

What happens if your suffer a brain injury at work in Virginia?

Virginia Workers' Compensation Accident: Why not sue your employer?

You have an accident on the job. You think your employer is at fault and you want to sue him. Can you do this?

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