A workplace study was conducted by the National Council on Compensation Inc. to discover the reasoning behind workplace violence. The results of the study revealed that robberies led to an elevated amount of workplace homicides.

Healthcare patients are usually the individuals who commit crimes at work, according to the study. This study contradicts popular beliefs about workplace homicides and shows that more people are killed at work during robberies that take place at their company.

Deaths at work can fall into several categories, and homicides account for 11 percent of all of these deaths. Although the rate at which robberies occur at businesses have declined over the years, they still make up 69 percent of workplace deaths.

Please contact the New Jersey workplace injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 if you or someone you know has been injured while at work.

Five construction workers were working at a site in Ocean County when the roof they were standing on collapsed.

All five of the workers received varying degrees of injuries from the fall, where they landed in a large heap of rubble. They were in the process of constructing  a new Quick Chek convenience store when the workplace accident occurred. A few of the workers have been unable to return to work since the accident.

According to an OSHA spokesperson, the responsibility of the roof’s stability falls on a subcontractor and not the actual company that the men were employed by. They are looking into the possibility of workers’ compensation benefits for their injuries.

Please contact the New Jersey workplace injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 today if you or someone you love has been hurt on the job.

A 38-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma man as well as a 26-year-old woman have been charged with workers’ compensation fraud stemming from a claim filed in 2010.

The man was employed as a maintenance worker at an apartment complex in Tulsa and the woman was the apartment complex manager. The 38-year-old was attacked by three men while he was on the apartment grounds in 2010, although he was not working at the time of the incident.

The manager felt sorry for the man, who did not have insurance, and told him that he should claim he was working at the time so that he could receive workers’ compensation for his injuries. He allegedly received $6,700 in workers’ compensation benefits illegally.

Workers’ compensation is granted to individuals who have been hurt while on the job. If you need help filing a claim for workers’ compensation, please contact the New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 today.

The fast methods of mail delivery will soon be a thing of the past. With the announcement that there will be 487 United States Post Offices closing, the way people receive their mail will be altered.

Injured individuals who rely on workers’ compensation checks will have to wait longer to receive their benefits in the mail if their insurers do not choose to mail the checks at an earlier time. A new payment method for workers’ compensation may solve these delivery problems.

The InsurCard Visa Prepaid Card was developed to provide workers’ compensation payments to individuals. Holders of these cards will automatically receive their monthly amount and this card can be used at all ATM’s as well as banks and retail stores.

Please contact the New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. at 800-346-5529 if you need help filing a claim for workers’ compensation.

The study, “Workers’ Compensation and the Aging Workforce,” shows that the rate at which workers’ compensation claims have been filed has fallen across all ages.

This finding also indicates that the differences of claims filed by age has lessened. Based on this data, the aging population may have less of an effect on costs to workers’ compensation.

The research also indicated that young workers do not get injured on the job any more frequently than people of other age groups. Although the aging workforce may not negatively impact workers’ compensation as much, the seriousness of injuries is still higher when it comes to older individuals. The study also found that all occupational areas are becoming a safer place to work in.

If you have been injured while at work, please contact the New Jersey workplace injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 today.

The rapper, Jay-Z, is being sued by the Workers’ Compensation Board of New York after he failed to pay his employees’ workers’ compensation insurance in 2009 for three consecutive months.

According to the board, Jay-Z owes $18,000 after his domestic employees’ insurance faltered. The court has ordered the multimillionaire to pay the requested amount. People close to Jay-Z are claiming that it was an error made through administration and that he has never missed a payment.

The insurance in question covers Jay-Z’s domestic employees which include; drivers, personal assistants and cooks.

If you have been injured on the job and require assistance in filing a claim for workers’ compensation, please contact the New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 today.

A & B Ironworks LLC has been given a citation by the U.S. Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The citation is based off of information regarding safety violations at one of their locations.

One of the company’s sites, located in Manhattan, has received fines centered around fall hazards. OSHA determined that the company’s employees were vulnerable to falls that were up to 45 feet while being on an unprotected scaffold. Due to these findings, OSHA has cited A& B Ironworks LLC two separate fines for a total of $92,400.

An OSHA director in the Manhattan area has stated that falls occurring at the workplace are the most cited injury as well as the deadliest.

If you have been injured while at work, please contact the New Jersey workplace injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A.  by calling 800-346-5529 today.

A 41-year-old advertising executive has died after a New York City elevator she was on malfunctioned.

The elevator accident occurred early Wednesday morning when the woman was walking into an open elevator near Grand Central Terminal. While entering the elevator, either the woman’s foot or leg became lodged in the closing door. The elevator started traveling upward, taking the woman’s body into the shaft of the elevator ultimately killing her.

There were two people on the elevator when the accident happened and they were taken to the hospital for psychological trauma. An investigation into this accident is underway.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this difficult time.

According to a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, people working in the healthcare industry are more likely to be injured on the job than other employees in different private industries.

In 2010, out of every 100 healthcare workers 5.2 were injured at work. The same year, only 3.5 out of 100 people working in other private industries were injured on the job. Those private industries include construction jobs.

Three different categories account for the injuries sustained in the healthcare industry. Those categories are: back strains from helping patients, slipping and falling, and needlesticks.

If you have been injured while at work, please contact the New Jersey workplace injury lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. by calling 800-346-5529 today.

Saturday, December 3, the Beach Boys with special guest, John Stamos, will take the stage at the State Theatre in New Jersey to perform a holiday concert for fans.

Actor, John Stamos, would occasionally play the drums for the band back in the 90′s and will be playing the drums Saturday night as well. The band will perform some of their classic songs including “Kokomo,” and “Surfin’ USA.” Holiday songs will also be added to the line-up in the spirit of the holiday season.

Tickets to the event at the New Jersey State Theatre range between $35 and $75 with the option of date packages available.

The New Jersey workers’ compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A. hope that everyone enjoys the holiday season.

For more information on holiday events in New Jersey, please visit the New Jersey Newsroom website today.