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Healthcare workers face many difficult situations at work. Most patient interactions are calm. However, some situations can turn violent. Nurses, aides and other medical staff sometimes suffer injuries when patients become aggressive. When this happens, workers often...
A fall from a roof can stop your work in seconds. Pain can follow right away. Soon after, concerns about lost income and medical care often arise. If the fall occurred during roofing work, Ohio workers’ compensation could apply to your situation. Still, the...
Construction sites are fast-paced environments with lots of heavy machinery and large moving objects. If workers ignore hazards, small mistakes can cause serious injuries. In Ohio, construction site managers might not be able to prevent problems completely, but they...
Workers in Dayton often notice sore wrists after long shifts, numb fingers at the end of the day or a shoulder that never quite feels right. These problems often build slowly, especially in manufacturing plants, hospitals and warehouses. Because the pain develops over...
In Ohio, employers must carry workers’ comp insurance for their full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. This “no fault” insurance program helps provide injured employees with timely financial support for their medical bills and lost wages. If you were recently...
You go to work each day to support your family. Whether you work in construction or healthcare, your job helps keep the community running. But some jobs can expose you to long-term health risks you may not notice right away, including cancer. Fortunately, Ohio's...
Working in the Dayton health care community often means pushing your body to its limit. You likely work long shifts, handle heavy equipment and move patients while under high stress. Too much pressure often leads to “burnout,” a state of physical and emotional...
Getting sick can be stressful, especially when you think your job may cause it. Many workers in Ohio ask whether their illness counts as work-related. The answer depends on how and why the illness happened. What counts as a work-related illness in Ohio In Ohio,...
Workers’ compensation helps protect people hurt while they’re on the job. They may be eligible for medical benefits to pay for their treatment. If their injuries require time off for medical recovery, then they may also be eligible for disability benefits. Typically,...
People who are injured at work often need medical care to treat the injury. Those injured workers should file for workers’ compensation benefits, which are administered by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. In some cases, the program is administered by the...