The AFL-CIO recently released its 22nd annual report on work-related deaths and injuries, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. The report said that there were 3.8 million reported cases of work-related illnesses and...
Category: Workers’ Compensation
Apr 24, 2013
Virginia Worker Hurt When Water Tower Collapses
One of the most common causes of work-related injury that often results in an employee’s need to file a Workers’ Compensation Claim is coming into contact with objects or equipment on a jobsite. The Bureau of Labor...
Law in the state of Virginia requires all employers to ensure that all workers have a safe and healthy environment in which to do their jobs. For most employers, this means purchasing Richmond workers’...
A 38-year-old worker at a Franklin, Virginia, paper recycling plant was killed in a work-related accident last week. The Virginian-Pilot said the incident occurred Friday afternoon at the International Paper mill located on
Sep 19, 2012
Richmond Worker Awarded $750,000 For Injuries
A Richmond, Virginia, jury awarded damages to a man who suffered serious injuries after falling while at the historic Byrd Theatre where he was working. The Richmond Times-Dispatch says the accident occurred on May 23 2009