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OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence
OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers" and draft guidelines for night retail establishments. The intent of the guidelines is to educate employers on finding ways to provide a more secure work environment. Consequently, OSHA hopes that employers will voluntarily implement workplace violence protection programs. Workplace violence has emerged as an important safety issue in today's workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fatality data, assaults and violent acts caused 20 percent of the fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 1994.

 



Hawaii Worker's Compensation Lawyers are attorneys who specialize in Workers Compensation law and all aspects relating to that field.

Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary compensation; thus, eliminating the need for frivolous litigation. But sometimes companies and private employers subvert these laws and fail to pay sufficient money to those injured or disabled on the job.

 
Occupational Injurys & Illnesses by Indu    
 
 
Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers in Hawaii
Agriculture 9.5
Mining DataNotAvailable
Construction 4.4
Mfg Durable Goods 20.4
Mfg Nondurable Goods 37.8
Transportation 39.2
Wholesale Trade 3.3
Retail Trade 29.1
Finance/Ins/Real Est 3.9
Services 30.1

Source: state health profiles occupational CDC
 

A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

If you or anyone you know has been injured while working on the job and your employer has failed to give you sufficient funds, contact our Hawaii Workers Compensation Lawyers. We will handle your case with a high standard of quality.

Common topics related to the field of Workers Compensation Law include:

  • Personal Injury
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents
  • Construction Accidents
  • Employment Discrimination
  • OSHA

Contact our Hawaii Workers Compensation Lawyers today and receive a free case review!

 
Hawaii Audio & Video    
 
  Calif. Near Deal on Worker's Comp Reform
Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 2:05, 4/15/2004

Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic state legislators appear close to an agreement on a tentative plan to reform the state's troubled workers' compensation insurance system. Critics say the proposed plan's limitations do not help the already stressed workers' comp system.
Source: National Public Radio
 
 
Hawaii External Sites    
 
 

Department of Labor and Industrial Relation
The Work Loss Data Institute gave Hawaii's workers' compensation system an "F" for the years 2001 and 2002, noting that Hawaii has
FROM WHOM CAN I OBTAIN TREATMENT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAWAII. WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW. INTRODUCTION. Your safety and well being on the. job are important to the employer. ...

 


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Defense Base Act Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage
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New Energy Federal Workers Compensation Program
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Workers Compensation Lawyer.com Terms

 


Today's Terms

Compromise and Release (C&R)

Definition:
Generally, a final settlement of your workers' compensation case where the parties agree on a single lump sum payment. It usually settles all outstanding issues except for future vocational rehabilitation.

Application for Adjudication of Claim (Application or App)

Definition:
Filing this form establishes a case before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). A WCAB case number will be assigned.

Agreed Medical Examiner (AME)

Definition:
A physician selected by your attorney and the claims administrator who conducts a medical evaluation and submits a comprehensive report to the parties.

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Topics Related to Workers' Comp.:

  • Personal Injury
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Wrongful Death
  • Truck Accidents

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Hawaii Workers-Compensation Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Workers-Compensation attorney you should contact our Workers-Compensation Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Ahuimanu
  • Aiea
  • Aliamanu
  • Ewa Beach
  • Halawa
  • Hilo
  • Honolulu
  • Kahului
  • Kailua
  • Kaneohe
  • Kaneohe Station
  • Kapaa
  • Kihei
  • Lahaina
  • Makaha
  • Makakilo City
  • Mililani Town
  • Nanakuli
  • Pearl City
  • Schofield 
  • Barracks
  • Wahiawa
  • Waianae
  • Wailuku
  • Waimalu
  • Waipahu
  • Waipio

 


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