Nobody expects to have a workplace accident. But every year, thousands of New Hampshire and Vermont employees face work injuries. When an accident leaves you hurt and unable to work, your finances hang in the balance. Your bills don’t stop coming, even if your weekly...
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Injured and pressured to return to work too soon?
A work injury can affect more than a person’s health. Daily routines shift, medical appointments fill the calendar and income may change. At the same time, conversations at work can start to focus more on availability and timelines. During recovery, some injured...
A commuter’s guide to how workers’ comp works across state lines
Many workers living in New Hampshire cross the border daily to work in Vermont and vice versa. This set-up is common in the Upper Valley region and surrounding areas, but it raises important questions about workers’ compensation coverage that most employees do not...
Know how to avoid these reasons for claim denial
A workplace injury can wreak havoc on your life. To start, it can leave you unable to work, which can quickly cause you to burn up your paid time off, leaving you without a way to earn income. On top of that, you’ll have to secure medical care that can prove...
Common mistakes by coworkers that lead to serious accidents
Your place of employment should be safe. Yet even employers who provide safeguards against common workplace dangers can still have issues that come up that lead to workplace injuries. If you’ve been injured on the job, then you know all too well the harm that can be...
Top causes of workplace injuries in the 2020s
Workplace injuries are more common than most people realize. In fact, in 2020 alone, more than 1 million individuals suffered nonfatal workplace injuries that resulted in missed work. And those who are injured on the job tend to face significant damages, including...
What you can do to avoid winter workplace injuries
You expect your place of work to be safe. Yet, many workers’ compensation claims are filed each year in New Hampshire by workers who are hurt on the job. Some of these incidences are caused by unpreventable dangers, while others are the result of employer negligence....
Why is it important to file for workers’ compensation quickly?
Being injured and unable to work will stoke worry and fear for workers in New Hampshire and Vermont. This can happen in any kind of job whether it is one that is relatively sedentary like office work or one in which people are performing arduous physical tasks like...
Workers’ compensation and third-party claims
Workers' compensation and personal injury lawsuits are meant to do the same thing: Both are intended to compensate people for what they have lost as a result of being injured in an accident. However, the ways the two systems go about doing this are very different....
What if my workers’ compensation claim was rejected?
Workers’ compensation is comparable to a security blanket for New Hampshire workers. Knowing that they are protected if they are injured or suffer a work-related condition that leaves them unable to work gives peace of mind as it can cover their medical expenses and...