Injured At Work Laws and Tips!

According to the Association For Safe International Road Travel, more than 37,000 people lose their lives in road crashes every year. The stats might be disturbing, but following a few simple tips can increase your road safety considerably.  With these defensive driving tips to avoid preventable crashes in a construction area, you can stay prepared to manage dangerous road situations and lower the accident risk.  Maintain a safe distance: Not leaving enough distance to the car in front of yours is the most common and worst driving habit. There may be times when the driver driving ahead of your car needs to paddle brakes all of a sudden and you—while struggling to stop your car before it can collide—could lead to an accident especially in the construction zones.  Stopping on time may be more difficult in bad weather conditions as the wet roads will make the car slip instead of stopping it from colliding with the cars ahead.  Besid...

Although the number of injury cases is going down, the complexity of these issues is constantly noticed by the law. For that reason, the law is amended on a regular basis, which makes it hard for the workers to keep updated on the newest issues and receive guidance. However, since there are a lot of questions that injured workers ask, Cardamone Law’s expert Injuredat work attorney Allentown walks you through the most common queries every worker might ask.  Here are the most common questions about compensation every worker may come across:  Ø   I should receive hefty settlement after I’m injured at work, shouldn’t I? Workers comp isn’t what it’s portrayed in the TV advertisements. When an employee gets injured at work, he receives settlement via a mutual agreement between him and his employer. However, there are many cases that are closed with a lump sum agreement, but that does not ensure guarantee. It depends on how your insurer wants to pay you – w...

Even in the modern age, most of the people are unaware of the basic information pertaining to worker’s compensation and work comp lawyers. They follow the wrong steps believing in misconceptions and myths which have nothing to do with reality. Because of this, they end up making their case weaker and not getting the compensation which they are entitled to. Here are some of the commonly believed myths about the worker’s comp lawyers and the firms working in this regard that is not to be believed: Myth 1: These lawyers will lead me to a long-drawn court battle. In most of the cases, the need to go to the court doesn’t even arise. The employers and the insurance companies try to settle the case out of the court in an attempt to avoid getting a bad name for themselves. Only if the case is very complicated or if the employer is very stubborn, the case will go to court. Even in such a situation, the lawyer will try his best to keep you out of the court proceedings and handle the case on...