On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | Oct 2, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
No worker plans on getting injured in the workplace; however, many workers in New Jersey and elsewhere suffer this unfortunate fate. A workplace injury can truly shake ones world. It not only results in a worker suffering pain and requiring medical treatment, it is...
On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | Jul 10, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
More construction workers die from falls than any other reason. Three-hundred-twenty of the 1,008 people who died while working in construction in 2018, fell to their death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says these deaths could have been...
On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | May 26, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Going to work can be a dangerous occupation. Around 100 workers die each week while working across the United States, according to 2018 statistics from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). A fifth of these were construction workers, and half of...
On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | Apr 10, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Never mind what the movies want us to believe. Ancient curses and airplane propellers are not the worst threats to archaeologists, unless they happen to be Indiana Jones. However, archaeologists do face the real-life hazard of having to dig holes in the ground. For...
On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | Mar 6, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Workers hurt on the job can receive compensation insurance from their employers. However, employers could still reject those claims in some cases. This can be a nightmare for many New Jersey workers, especially if they’re the primary provider in their family. This...
On behalf of Devlin, Cittadino & Shaw, P.C. | Feb 11, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
As a New Jersey worker, there are some common ways companies try to cheat you out of workers’ compensation insurance instead of covering you as required by state law. One way is to keep your work “off the books,” paying you illegally without setting aside insurance...
