Las Vegas High-Rise Hotels Pose Safety Risks for Workers

The endless array of Las Vegas high-rise hotels provide a stunning, illuminated landscape for visitors, but they pose serious safety risks for thousands of hotel workers. Workers compensation attorneys Las Vegas commonly see a variety of workplace injuries to hotel restaurant employees, maintenance workers, and housekeeping staff.

Workers’ Compensation

15 February, 2016

Five of the Most Unusual On-the-Job Injuries

Workers compensation attorneys in Las Vegas hear all types of on-the-job injuries from staircase mishaps to construction accidents to injuries caused by malfunctioning equipment. They deal with everything from the mundane to the less common but nothing quite as extraordinary as these five on-the-job injuries from around the world.

Workers’ Compensation

30 January, 2016

Denial Of Workers’ Compensation Claim Is Not A Dead End

Employers will use every tactic at their disposal to deny a workers compensation claim, and all too often they succeed. The moment a denial comes in, it is tempting for a worker to feel disheartened or to give up or pursuing their claim. With the assistance of workers compensation attorneys in Las Vegas, workers can appeal their denial to the Nevada Department of Administrations and reopen their claim.

Press Release, Workers’ Compensation

7 December, 2015

Let’s Keep Construction Workers Safe

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction workers are subject to more workplace injuries and fatalities than any other in the country. In fact, 874 fatalities, or 20.5%, of all deaths in the private industry affected those in construction. They can occur for a plethora of reasons, such as lack of protective gear, insufficient training, poor accountability of management, or defective equipment.

Workers’ Compensation

13 August, 2015

Heat illness affects thousands of outside workers

Working outdoors in hot weather can be life-threatening. Agricultural workers, forestry workers, firefighters and other outside workers face an elevated danger of heat-related illness. Bulky protective clothing, strenuous exertion and heavy equipment all contribute to the risk of physical harm or death. Employees can stay safer in the desert climate of Nevada by learning about the hazards of heat stroke.

Category: Workers’ Compensation