When employees show up to work, they have a right to a relatively safe work environment. However, not all accidents can be prevented, and so to help ensure injured workers have an outlet for relief when unable to work, the state workers' compensation provides benefits. Think of workers' compensation like a safety net in which workers have a recourse if unable to work due to injury sustained on the job or due to the activities of the job.
Workers' compensation and personal injury
Gear you should have in your car all winter
Winter driving increases your risks, and not just because you're more likely to lose control of your vehicle on the slick pavement. You also have to consider the impact of the weather conditions after a crash.
Two-car crash required one driver be extracted from their vehicle
Winter conditions can put drivers more at risk for car-accident injury. However, winter conditions have not yet been ruled a factor in a two-vehicle Adams Township accident that happened recently. The two vehicles collided at an intersection, sending one driver to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Police are investigating the crash and have shared a few bits of information.
Businesses have to take the time to prevent falls
Slip-and-fall accidents happen to people far too often. It is sometimes a reality that business owners don't take their responsibilities seriously, failing to maintain the property and causing, through their negligence, another person to get hurt.
