The Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act dictates that people who suffer work-related injuries can recover benefits for their medical expenses and lost wages from their employer. Further, people who suffer the loss of a loved one due to work-related harm can often recover benefits as well. If a party’s workers’ compensation…
In Massachusetts, people hurt while working can often recover benefits for their harm pursuant to the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act. However, the benefits recoverable are limited. The Act dictates that benefits will be discontinued for people over the age of 65 in certain circumstances, as discussed in a recent Massachusetts…
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act, people injured while working can often recover benefits for their lost wages. Further, people who suffer permanent harm may be granted permanent disability benefits. In a recent Massachusetts dispute over workers’ compensation benefits, the court discussed what evidence is needed to establish a…
The Massachusetts legislature took measures to protect employees by passing the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). Under the Act, employers typically have to pay benefits to employees who sustain injuries while they are working. It is not uncommon, though, for employers or their insurers to attempt to avoid paying…
People hurt while working can typically recover workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). Typically, the process of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits involves the injured party filing a claim and the employer’s representative conducting an investigation, the results of which are documented in a claim…
Under the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), employers must provide injured employees with workers’ compensation benefits. In exchange for such benefits, employees are barred from pursuing civil claims for damages arising out of workplace harm against their employers. As demonstrated in a recent Massachusetts case, though, the preclusion only…
The Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) protects employees who suffer injuries at work, in that it allows them to recover both medical and wage loss benefits. In exchange for such protections, though, the Act provides that it is the sole remedy for work-related harm. In other words, people hurt…
Under the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), employees hurt at work can often recover benefits from their employers. In most instances, such benefits are paid by insurance companies via workers’ compensation policies. If more than one policy covers an employer, though, the company paying benefits has a right to…
Under Massachusetts’ Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), employers have an obligation to provide employees with workers’ compensation benefits if they are hurt on the job. In most instances, employers obtain coverage for such benefits from insurance companies. It is not uncommon for said insurance companies to place liens against any…
People who suffer injuries during the course and scope of their employment can often recover benefits for their medical expenses under the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). Notably, the act covers harm that occurs during the performance of any normal job duties, even if they seem atypical. This was…