Worker’s Compensation
Created on April 26, 2010This is very interesting and probably surprising information for some.
A new study found younger people in America are twice as likely as older workers to suffer an injury on the job that requires treatment in an emergency room.
Researchers examined workplace data from 1998 through 2007 and found that an estimated 7.9 million nonfatal job-related injuries to younger workers required emergency department treatment, according to the report. The rate of such injures to people 15 to 24 was about two times higher than among workers 25 and older. The article says for younger workers, fatalities also occurred in service industry jobs, construction, wholesale and retail trade, and agriculture.
At my office we have represented people hurt-on-the-job for more than 30 years. Unfortunately, work injuries do happen. Worker’s compensation laws require your employer to carry workers compensation insurance in the event of an accident. But your employer may not inform you of all of your rights and the insurance company is strictly concerned with minimizing the cost of your claim. If you or someone you love has been injured in a work-related accident, Edward M. Bernstein & Associates can help. Call my office at 702-240-0000, text us at 24-0000, or visit our worker’s compensation page on our website: http://www.edwardbernstein.com/type-cases/workers-compensation.html
-Ed Bernstein
Younger People Have More Workplace Injuries: Workers Aged 15 to 24 Are Also More Likely to Visit ERs Because of Injuries on the Job By Bill Hendrick April 22, 2010 -- Younger people in America's workforce are twice as likely as older workers to suffer an injury on the job that requires treatment in an emergency room, a new CDC report suggests.