Massachusetts Taxis Should Be Required to Carry Higher Bodily Injury Insurance Limits

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has published a multi-part series investigating the need for reform and regulation of Massachusetts taxis. As any experienced personal injury lawyer knows, a person seriously injured by a negligent taxi cab driver in most cases be limited

Posted in Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury

Massachusetts Auto Insurers Fined Over Surcharges

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that four Massachusetts auto insurers settled allegations that they overcharged customers by not removing surcharges after the customers won their surcharge appeal at the Massachusetts Board of Appeal.  The four auto insurers who settled

Posted in Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents

Do You Know Your Rights Under OSHA Following a Work Place Accident?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is the federal agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for publishing and enforcing safety rules and reguations.  Almost all workers are protected by OSHA regulations except, for example, state and local government

Posted in Construction Accidents, Third Party Claim, Workers Compensation

Can I Get Additional Compensation or Scarring or Permanent Loss of Function?

If you’ve been hurt at work and you have a scar or loss of function due to your work injury, there’s additional workers’ comp benefits that you can receive for your scar or loss of function. First of all, as

Posted in Personal Injury

What is the Process for Filing a Workers Compensation Claim

In order to file a claim for workers’ comp benefits, you have to have a doctor’s note or report that says that you are disabled because of a work injury. Next, after you’ve filed the claim, the Department of Industrial

Posted in Workers Compensation

What Are Some Misconceptions of Workers Compensation

Here’s some common misconceptions that people have about workers’ comp. First, a lot of people think by bringing a workers’ comp claim, they’re actually suing their employer. They’re not suing their employer. Employers are protected from being sued in Massachusetts

Posted in Workers Compensation

Hurt At Work? Get a Lawyer NOW!!

The past couple of months I’ve met so many injured workers who delayed contacting a workers comp lawyer. Each has his or her own story, but they basically relied on the workers comp insurance adjuster to provide them with information

Posted in Workers Compensation

Icy Roads Increase Risk of Car Accidents

As reported by Herald News, seven people were injured last night in three separate car accidents on icy Route 24 in Freetown, Massachusetts.  The seven injured people were transported by ambulance to neighboring hospitals to be evaluated and treated for

Posted in Car Accidents

Can I Receive Social Security Disability and Workers Compensation?

Yes, but Social Security will reduce your monthly SSDI benefit based on the amount of money you are receiving in workers comp.  Once you settle your workers comp case, the SSDI offset can be reduced or eliminated by including language in

Posted in Workers Compensation

Employer Doesn’t Have Workers Compensation Insurance

Workers injured after December 12, 1985 can sue their employers. They can also file a claim against the Workers Compensation Trust Fund at the DIA, which oversees workers compensation in Massachusetts.

Posted in Workers Compensation
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