Persaud, Esq. Partner, Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP Navigating a catastrophic claim can be daunting, challenging and ...

Nobody hands injured workers a checklist of every benefit they’re owed. Most people focus entirely on wage replacement and medical bills, since those are the obvious, immediate costs. Mileage feels ...

‘I didn’t ask to be hit by a train.’ Injured workers battle Maryland’s workers’ comp system ...

A worker who slips on a wet floor can usually point to the moment it happened. A worker who develops a respiratory condition after two years around a solvent cannot. Chemical exposure workers' ...

We sometimes receive consultations from people who have been working as sole proprietors, such as: “I was working on a ...

Hiring an attorney is not necessary for every workers’ compensation claim, but certain problems can make professional help ...

Incidents of workplace violence persist. Training workforces to predict and prevent them is vitally important.

A late-filed workers’ compensation claim can be considered valid where the lateness is due to the identity of the claimant’s employer being concealed from her. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation ...

The duty for employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union has been delayed until January 2027.

The plant was abruptly shut in August, leaving families who spent decades working at the slaughterhouse seeking food and ...