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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune disease that attacks the joints. Those who suffer from this illness experience chronic pain and inflammation in the joints of the hands, feet, elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips.  Symptoms of RA can come and go, but once developed, the condition is permanent.   Job-related causes of RA RA may be attributed...

We rely on doctors when our lives, or the lives of our loved ones, depend on their help. Emergency room doctors are absolutely crucial to public safety in New Jersey. However, they face a growing danger that people in many other professions don’t face – being violently attacked.  ER doctors in fear of violence A poll conducted by The American College...

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), 2014 saw a total of 247,120 injuries involving time spent away from work due to slip, trip, and fall accidents. Moreover, there was a total of 818 worker deaths that year due to slip and fall accidents.  Slips are common either when walking on a surface that is slick or when a worker’s...

Amazon is the world’s largest and most profitable retailer. Yet the working conditions of the e-commerce giant’s approximately 565,000 employees (including 22,000 in New Jersey) have come under fire in recent years. A recent story published in The Guardian revealed many cases of Amazon workplace accidents that have left injured employees unable to work. These...

Roughly 2 million American workers are victimized by workplace violence each year. While no individual or industry is immune, some are at heightened risk thanks to their lines of work. Those at the highest risk, as noted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor, include those who work: at night, alone or in small groups, exchanging...

A new bill that recently passed the New Jersey Senate would give new protections for residents from predatory practices by insurance companies. The bill, the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (S-2144), was sponsored by state Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) and Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union/Middlesex/Somerset). According to Sen. Scutari, the intent of the legislation is...

Across New Jersey, workers face the risk of being injured in slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. Falls are a deadly problem in many types of work environments. Workers who are injured in falls while on the job have the legal right to be compensated for their injuries. Through workers’ compensation, personal injury lawsuits,...

Work-related injuries often occur when you least expect them. You could be experienced and able to perform your job functions to a high standard. But many work injuries are caused by missteps and careless mistakes. Some injuries are caused when a negligent party fails to clean up hazardous debris or fails to ensure that equipment...