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A new study has found that workers who are offered paid time off for illness are less likely to be injured on the job than workers who don't get paid sick leave. More specifically, researchers found that employees in the United States with paid sick leave have a 28% lower risk of suffering a workplace injury than workers without the...
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Suffering an on-the-job injury can be life-changing, not just for the injured worker, but for his or her family members as well. Some workplace injuries are fatal while others result in catastrophic injuries, and the medical expenses associated with injury treatment and long-term medical care are only compounded by the inability of some workers to return to work on a...
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Employees Rights When Fired for Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim Were you fired after being injured on the job? If so, you need to talk to an attorney. Tennessee law recognizes a cause of action for retaliatory discharge when an employee is terminated for pursuing workers' compensation benefits. If you can prove that your request for workers' compensation benefits was...
