As the holidays approach, nationwide travel increases and that means that the roads become more dangerous places than they normally are. AAA projects that nearly 44 million Americans will travel 50+ miles via automobile during the Thanksgiving weekend. That much traffic can certainly increase the risks on the road. There are few things you can [...]
Carol Lisa-Gutman defrauded the OWCP out of nearly $430,000 from 1987-2016. For thirty years, Lisa-Gutman received disability payments for an alleged back injury that she claimed resulted from the difficult and repetitive tasks performed by U.S. Postal workers. However, an investigation revealed that she was more than capable of performing difficult yard work and bending [...]
If you’ve suffered an injury on the job, it is possible that the injuries are severe enough that you may not fully recover to the capacity that you were at prior to the injury even after you have recovered and are stabilized. This is referred to as Maximum Medical Improvement. It means that the likelihood [...]
Would you say that you’re familiar with your company’s policy on reporting injuries? Recently, a case that involved US Steel, the DOL and the United Steel Workers Union determined that some of the guidelines that demand immediate reporting were worth revisiting. The case dealt with two separate incidents where, in each case, neither employee was [...]
“Letters that carried anthrax, now decontaminated, are on view @PostalMuseum” https://t.co/EEwLUAPsm2 via @SmithsonianMag — Letter Carriers (@NALC_National) September 14, 2016
Federal workers who have been injured on the job need to understand the specifics related to filing a claim in case of an injury sustained on the job. Specifically, you need to know that there is a limit on the amount of time that can pass if you’re going to file a claim. The Federal [...]
