Whiplash is a common injury to the neck one can sustain from a car accident. An injury is caused by the head moving jerkily back and forth very suddenly and it is capable of causing more serious damage.The neck muscles are trying to reset your neck into the correct position when whiplash occurs and the
You don’t have to work with heavy equipment or in a factory to suffer an injury while at work. People are injured even in office environments. The reality is, that accidents can happen anywhere and people can sustain injury as a result. Workers’ compensation insurance coverage is carried by most employers. It allows for the
If you have been subjected to injury while at work, your employer may be required to cover your expenses under workers’ compensation requirements. These expenses may include: a portion of your salary while you are absent due to the injury, rehabilitation expenses, hospital/surgery expenses, and other medical expenses. If surgery is necessary, it will likely
If a motion or muscle is repeated too many times, a stress injury can occur. RSIs or repeated stress injuries were first diagnosed around 280 years ago when scribers from all over the world suffered from wrist and arm fatigue due to their vigorous writing. This fatigue resulted in naming the pain RPI. Writer’s hand
As a workers compensation lawyer Memphis TN knows and trusts, I see a lot of cases come across my desk that aren’t technically workers comp. And sadly, I also hear about a lot of cases that should be workers comp, but people don’t realize it. That all makes sense. The law can be confusing, and severe injuries
Are You Protected On The Job? At first examination, it would appear to be a “no brainer.” If an employee is injured on the job, then he or she should be protected. Certainly millions of Americans head off to work each day assuming that their employer has their back should an injury occur. And they
