Rate of Fatal Job Injuries Falls in 2008 | Virginia Worker’s Comp Lawyer
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NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2008 In August the US Department of Labor released its annual report on the National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2008. The total number of fatal work injuries in 2008 was 5,071 compared to 5,657 in 2007. This is the smallest annual total since the Census of...
Improve posture at work | Richmond Virginia Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
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The Morning Call has posted a few tips to help improve your posture while you are working. Having good posture helps your overall health and well being and can just make you feel better all the time. It makes you look better as well. Having correct posture is also important to help prevent those slow injuries that...
Daylight Savings Time Dangerous for Workers | Virginia Workers Comp Lawyer
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Changing to Daylight Saving Time Cuts Into Sleep and Increases Workplace Injuries Daylight Saving Time ended last Sunday and I would say that many Americans enjoyed the “fall back” and getting an extra hour of sleep. I would also say that many Americans find it much harder to “spring forward” at the beginning of Daylight...
Nurses Like Safe Patient Handling Measure | Virginia Work Injury Lawyer
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Nation’s RNs Hail Sen. Franken’s Support for Safe Patient Handling Measure. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, direct care nurses experience work injures more often than laborers, movers and truck drivers! You may wonder what causes all of these work related injuries? They are caused by repositioning, moving and lifting heavy patients. More than...
Insurer ends health program rather than pay out big
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Insurer ends health program rather than pay out big – Washington Times. This article is totally disgusting. Ian Pearl is a 37-year-old muscular dystrophy patient who is confined to a wheelchair and needs a breathing tube to survive. His treatment costs $1 million per year. Ian has been lucky enough to have insurance coverage most...
Michele Lewane Richmond, Virginia Worker’s Comp Lawyer
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Hi, I’m Michele Lewane, a Richmond Virginia Worker’s Comp Lawyer Worker’s compensation, also known as work comp or workman’s comp, is a way for those people who have been injured on the job in Virginia to get some insurance to cover medical bills and other costs that come with the hassle of a work injury and...