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
Injured Workers Emotions Triggered by the Workers’ Compensation Process
Have you suffered a disabling injury at work from an accident which was not your fault? Are you feeling anger, frustration, anxiety, fear, a sense of hopelessness or depression? Do
Alaska Workers Compensation law and Covid 19 – Employers need not liability protection if they have Workers Compensation insurance coverage as required by law
The Anchorage Daily News published a commentary by Win Gruening entitled Liability Protection is Necessary for Alaska Businesses. This commentary is based on two false premise; 1) that employees can
Personal Injury Law vs. Workman’s Comp Law
There are many differences between personal injury law and workers’ compensation law. Personal injury law is based on “tort” law and is intended to fully compensate an injured person, whereas
Are Wrongful Death Settlements Taxable by the IRS?
If you have lost a loved one and you are considering a wrongful death claim, it is common to wonder if you will get hit with a massive bill from
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