Nov 6, 2016 | Employment Concerns
Our very own Britton Morrell weighs in with NPR on slaughterhouse work injuries: “Teresa stuffed 7- to 10-pound hams in bags, at times up to 50 hams a minute. Starting with a wage of $11.50 an hour, she worked 12-hour shifts, sometimes seven days a week. She was...
Sep 9, 2016 | Employment Concerns
The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published an article about new research tracking the association between night shift work and heart disease. Denver workers’ compensation attorneys and Greeley workers’ compensation lawyers generally work with...
May 9, 2016 | Employment Concerns
Technology constantly changes as a result of innovation. As new technologies emerge, their applications spread across fields wider than people can imagine. Virtual reality, for example, is the inevitable destination of many video game consoles, allowing players to...
Mar 1, 2016 | Compensability, Employment Concerns
If you have suffered an injury while on the job, do not panic. As long as you and your Denver workers’ comp lawyer can prove that there is a causal relationship between your workplace activities and your injury, your claim will likely be approved. Let’s...
Nov 9, 2015 | Employment Concerns
Part of our work culture in this country is independent. We’re hesitant at best to raise questions about the safety standards at our jobs or point fingers when common practices are clearly dangerous. No one wants to lose his or her job because he or she is seen as...
Jul 29, 2015 | Employment Concerns
It is undeniable that drug use can make anyone prone to accidents. Regardless of whether marijuana is used within or outside work, medicinally or not, the effect of pot in the body can still lead to devastating accidents in the workplace. When a worker suffers an...