John J. Sheehan » Third Party Claim http://www.attorneysheehan.com Boston workers compensation and injury attorney Fri, 17 May 2013 21:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Do You Know Your Rights Under OSHA Following a Work Place Accident? http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2013/03/07/do-you-know-your-rights-under-osha/ http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2013/03/07/do-you-know-your-rights-under-osha/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:47:12 +0000 John Sheehan http://www.attorneysheehan.com/?p=823 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…
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]]> http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/09/20/five-things-you-need-to-do-after-a-work-injury/feed/ 0 OSHA Cites Lancaster, Massachusetts Company For Work Fatality http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/05/09/osha-cites-lancaster-massachusetts-company-for-work-fatality/ http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/05/09/osha-cites-lancaster-massachusetts-company-for-work-fatality/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:25:55 +0000 John Sheehan http://sheehan.attorneydev.com/?p=324 On May 7, 2012, OSHA announced that it issued a willful citation to a Lancaster, Massachusetts packaging manufactuer in connection with the death of a company employee.  The OSHA citation alleged 12 safety violations.  The incident happened last November, 2011.  The employee…
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]]> http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/05/09/osha-cites-lancaster-massachusetts-company-for-work-fatality/feed/ 0 Third-Party Pain & Suffering Not Subject To Workers Comp Lien http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/05/04/third-party-pain-suffering-not-subject-to-workers-comp-lien/ http://www.attorneysheehan.com/2012/05/04/third-party-pain-suffering-not-subject-to-workers-comp-lien/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:29:02 +0000 John Sheehan http://sheehan.attorneydev.com/?p=328 In a recent case, Curry v. Great American Insurance Company, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that verdict and settlement allocations for pain and suffering are not subject to the workers compensation insurer’s lien under MGL c. 152, s. 15. Curry involved…
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