On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, January 6, 2017. New Jersey residents may be interested to learn that the number of fatal injuries for civilian workers increased in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most dangerous jobs were spread over 10 particular industries, […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Repetitive stress injuries, such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, are very common in workers employed in mass production and manufacturing industries in New Jersey and around the country. To help reduce the risk of developing these conditions, […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Workers in New Jersey should know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a final rule that clarifies employers’ continuous obligation to create and maintain information regarding workplace illnesses and injuries. The rule includes only compliance […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, December 9, 2016. Those performing hot work in New Jersey or elsewhere may need to take precautions to ensure that they can perform their work safely. Welding or soldering could leave a worker vulnerable to burns because of the heat needed […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. New Jersey residents may not be aware of the financial setbacks in Hollywood that are resulting in dangerous conditions on the sets of some of TV and film’s most famous productions. According to the Occupational Safety and Health […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Many New Jersey employers in New Jersey test for drug and alcohol intoxication after employees are injured in work accidents. Though the mandatory drug and alcohol testing policy is common, employers may be risking steep fines by keeping […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Monday, November 21, 2016. Those who are asked to work on trenching or excavation sites in New Jersey or elsewhere face many dangers. Cave-ins are the most common type of accident, and they lead to dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, November 18, 2016. Rising insurance costs and shrinking margins are a concern for many employers in New Jersey and around the country, and these fears may sometimes prompt them to contest the workers’ compensation claims filed by their sick or injured […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Workers in some New Jersey industries might be interested in figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data indicate a slight decrease in the rate of employee injuries overall between 2014 and 2015. They show that […]

On behalf of Morris, Downing & Sherred, LLP posted in Workers’ Compensation on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has identified five industries where injuries on the job are at their highest rate of occurring. In a report released on Oct. 27, the agency said that almost 3 million […]