Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Blindness Caused by Workplace Accidents and Exposures
Nobody wants to think about the possibility of suffering a permanent injury in the workplace that results in the complete loss of one of your senses and a permanent disability, including vision loss. Yet there are serious and life-altering injuries and exposures that can happen in various types of workplaces that can result in… Read More »
Can I Seek Workers’ Compensation in Maryland for a Mental Health Issue?
When a worker in Maryland suffers a serious injury in an on-the-job accident or is diagnosed with a work-related occupational illness resulting from exposure to a workplace hazard, that injured employee may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Yet many employees who experience significant mental health issues as a result of their work are… Read More »
Vibration White Finger and Workers’ Compensation
The Maryland workers’ compensation system often provides benefits after a sudden and traumatic workplace injury, but it can also provide benefits after a worker is diagnosed with an occupational disease that resulted from prolonged exposure or repetitive movements associated with a particular job duty over time. One of those types of injuries or occupational… Read More »
Popcorn Lung and Maryland Workers’ Compensation
Anyone who works in a job that requires frequent exposure to certain materials or substances, and particularly those that are known to be carcinogenic, it is possible to develop a work-related illness or disease that may be compensable through the Maryland workers’ compensation system in the same way that an injury resulting from a… Read More »
Is There an Exception to the “No Fault” Workers’ Compensation Rule for Construction Work Injuries?
Construction work, and the various types of jobs that workers perform within the construction industry, is notably dangerous. Indeed, studies often discuss the high rate of life-altering and fatal workplace accidents on construction sites and in construction areas, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports on the “fatal four” of construction work,… Read More »
Maryland Workers’ Compensation and Dog Bite Injuries
If you were bitten by a dog while working in Maryland, can you seek workers’ compensation benefits? Often, workers who are commonly at risk of dog bite injuries because of the types of jobs they do can be eligible to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. While there is a common stereotype of postal workers being… Read More »
Asphalt Layers and Construction Work Injuries
Construction work in Maryland is among the most hazardous work that a person can be involved in, whether you are working as a roofer in construction, in trench and excavation work, in renovation and demolition, or in road construction. In many ways, road construction work poses some of the greatest injury risks to workers… Read More »
Construction Industry Work and the “Fatal Four”
Many industries are frequently cited at the top of “dangerous” and “hazardous” lists for jobs in America. Routinely, construction work ranks as some of the most dangerous work in Maryland and across the country. In particular, there are a few specific types of hazards that put many construction workers at risk of fatal injuries… Read More »
How Many Workdays Do I Need to Miss to Be Eligible for Workers’ Compensation?
If you were just injured at work, how long do you need to wait before you can become eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits? Many Maryland workers are under the mistaken assumption that they must suffer a very serious injury that requires a significant time away from work for medical treatment in order to… Read More »
Pediatric Hospital Worker Injuries
Employees of pediatric hospitals and children’s medical centers are at greater risk of workplace injury than employees in other types of hospital settings, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, from the Public Library of Science. Why is work at a pediatric hospital more dangerous in terms of employee injury… Read More »
