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Protecting injured workers in Alaska’s Seafood Industry

Every year thousands of seafood industry workers are busy throughout Alaska processing seafood. The employer’s include Trident Seafoods, Silver Bay Seafoods, Ocean beauty Seafoods, Westward Seafoods and North Pacific Seafoods

What happens when – I can never work again because I was hurt on the job?

Workers injured on the job are entitled to payment of medical bills and money to pay living expenses (temporary total disability benefits), but only until they have healed up; reached

What Happens When there is no Worker’s Compensation Insurance

What happens when you are hurt on-the-job and your employer has no Workers’ Compensation insurance and no money? The short answer is, file a claim with the Workers Compensation Benefits

What happens when you are hurt on-the-job but do not report the injury to your employer?

What Happens When… This blog post series is intended to answer common questions in the world of Workers’ Compensation law.  It will be an ongoing series in which the author

Understanding Worker’s Compensation Benefits

So, you are hurt on-the-job, cannot work, and need medical treatment.  You have heard this entitles you to workers’ compensation benefits.  What does that mean?  You are likely wondering what

10 Hazards Faced by Shipyard Workers Part 1

10 Hazards for Shipyard Workers Part 2

Today we’re going to continue our two-part series on the safety concerns shipyard workers face. If you missed the first blog, 10 Hazards Faced by Shipyard Workers, you can find

Winter Flying Safety Tips for Anchorage Piolets

3 Winter Small Plane Safety Tips in Anchorage

As most of us know who live here in Anchorage, about 90% of our state is not accessible by road. Compared to the lower 48, we have six times as

maritime law protects Alaska fishermen

Maritime Law Protects More than Just Fishermen

The laws protecting those that work on the water are complex and challenging to navigate. For the most part, courts now use maritime and admiralty law interchangeably, but initially, admiralty

Car off the road in the snow-I've been in a car accident. Should I call an attorney in Anchorage, Alaska?

I’ve Been in a Car Accident in Anchorage, Alaska. Should I Hire an Attorney? Part 2

In our last blog, we started talking about car accident circumstances that would make sense to call a lawyer. In today’s blog, we are going to continue with some additional

Car accident victims. Should you call an attorney after a car accident in Anchorage, Alaska?

I’ve Been in a Car Accident in Anchorage, Alaska. Should I Hire an Attorney?

There are times when it is critical to have the right personal injury attorney by your side to guide you through a case. On the other side of things, there