According to data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 3 million work related injuries and illnesses per year in the private sector. Some of those injuries and illnesses are reported from employees you would not think of. For example, health-care workers are classified among the highest employees that experience a high rate
Compensation for injured employees varies from each state across America as each state is allowed to determine its own benefits, with no federal minimums. Employees who are injured at work are awarded a portion of their wages up to the state maximum for the number of weeks injured. Jeremy Lewis, 27, and Josh Potter, 25,
Senator Mark Green and Representative Jeremy Durham are pushing for a bill that could make Tennessee the third state to allow employers to opt out of state’s workers compensation program and design individual programs for employees injured at work. The bill would primarily limit medical expenses, which will only be covered for up to 3
