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According to NJSpotlight, the standard retirement age has increased from age 65 to age 66 or older. In fact, more senior citizens continue to work past the standard retirement age, even up to 75 years old. NJSpotlight cites data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey that finds more than one-third of New...

Your knees are made up of four things: bones, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. All of these components keep your thighbone and shinbone connected and provide mobility. Workers who spend a great deal of time on their feet are susceptible to knee injuries. They can be caused by improper lifting, poor posture, or frequent twisting and...

Many workplace injuries happen suddenly when there is an accident. But some workplace injuries happen over time as a result of repeated use of one part of the body. Workers are left in pain and find it difficult to perform the duties of their jobs.   Commercial truck drivers are especially susceptible to this kind of injury,...

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...