September 2017 - America Speak On

Workers’ Compensation and The Leading Reasons to File a Claim

All employers within 74% of this country’s states are required to have Workers’ Compensation coverage for their employees. Currently, this insurance covers over 140 million workers within the United States. Given the annual number of work-related accidents and fatalities that occur, it’s surprising that all employers within every single state aren’t required to have coverage for their employees.

The Leading Cause of Workers’ Compensation Claims

Most, or 85%, of Workers’ Compensation claims are due to employees slipping on wet or slick floors. Due to these circumstances, workers 55 years and above tend to have the highest incidence of sustaining an occupational injury. Slip and fall claims are the primary cause that individuals within this age group file claims.

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Three Types Of Personal Injury Cases Lawyers Can Handle

When you’re the victim of any kind of personal injury, it can be difficult to recognize what you’re owed by the other party. Unfortunately, many possibly-viable personal injury lawsuits aren’t pursued because the injured parties don’t feel that they can handle such lawsuits, or blame themselves for their situations — or simply dismiss them as accidents. The fact is that in many cases that could be called “accidents”, someone — or in some cases a larger entity, like a company — is responsible and should be held responsible. Personal injury lawsuits need to be pursued for emotional, moral, and practical reasons. People do need closure, and the recognition that they were not at fault. Furthermore, some personal injury lawsuits have drawn attention to serious issues, like medical malpractice or r