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If you have been injured at work, workers’ compensation offers easy access to the medical care you need to recover from your injuries and return to work. It not only pays your medical bills, but it also provides benefits to make up for the wages you lose by being unable to work. What you might not realize is that you …
Employers recently got good news with the announcement from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services of a continuation in the seven-year trend of declining premiums for the workers’ compensation insurance they must carry. The department emphasizes that the savings for employers does not come at the expense of injured workers, who continue to have access to comprehensive medical care …
Injuries caused by another person’s negligence may entitle you to recover damages, whether the injuries were caused by a driver who ran through a red light while texting on a cellphone or by a property owner who failed to remove snow and ice from the sidewalk. The word “damages” might make you think of the recovery of medical expenses and …
You’ve probably heard or read enough about texting while driving to know that it increases the risk of causing a traffic accident, but it’s not the only behavior engaged by drivers that can cause them to be distracted. Anything that makes your attention shift from driving to another activity is a distraction, including eating, reaching for something in the glovebox, …
Whether your injuries are the result of a car crash, a slip-and-fall accident, or any other situation caused by the negligence or carelessness of another party, you could be entitled to compensation. Each claim and the circumstances surrounding it are different, but the following steps are common to most personal injury claims. Choose an attorney After you receive medical treatment …
If you are like most people, you go to work each day without giving much thought, if any, to the possibility that you could suffer an injury on the job. According to the National Safety Council, an American worker is injured every seven seconds. The latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that 2.8 million non-fatal workplace illnesses …
You want to know that the new toaster, lawnmower, or other consumer product you recently purchased will be safe to use. Sadly, this is not always the case. According to data compiled by the National Safety Council, millions of people suffer injuries each year due to defective consumer products. Product liability is an area of law allowing people injured by …
You don’t realize how many law firms promote themselves as personal injury lawyers until you are hurt in an accident and need to hire one to represent you. A Google search using “personal injury lawyers Oregon” as the search criterion yields a staggering number of law firms advertising themselves as handling personal injury claims. Here are four things to look …
The rate at which women die from pregnancy-related causes in the U.S. has risen and outpaces other developed nations where maternal mortality rates have declined. As reported by NPR, the mortality rate for pregnant women in the United Kingdom is 9.2 deaths for every 100,000 live births placing it second on the list behind the U.S., which had a mortality …
If the news coming out of the nation’s capital about government shutdowns and border walls is making you feel queasy, perhaps it’s more than just the news that is affecting you. The recent 35-day shutdown of the federal government halted or impaired food safety inspections by federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture. The …
