If you were injured at work in Massachusetts and your employer refuses to file an injury report, you are not alone. This situation happens far more often than most people realize. Every week, workers contact our office saying things like: “My boss told me to use my own health insurance.”…
If you’re hurt on the job in Massachusetts, one of the most stressful moments in your workers’ compensation case is the Independent Medical Examination, commonly called an IME. The workers’ comp insurance company sends you to a doctor who they choose, at a time they choose, for an exam you…
If you’re hurt on the job and receiving workers’ compensation benefits in Massachusetts, there’s a good chance the insurance company will eventually send you a letter telling you to attend something called an IME. Most injured workers panic when this happens — and for good reason. An IME can affect…
If you were hurt at work in Massachusetts and just received a Conciliation Notice from the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA), you’re not alone. Every week, injured workers across the state receive this notice after an insurance company stops paying weekly checks, denies a claim, or disputes medical treatment. This…
Getting hurt at work can turn your life upside down in an instant. Between medical treatment, lost wages, and trying to keep your household on track, the last thing you should have to worry about is fighting with an insurance company. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what many injured workers end…
When you’ve been injured at work in Massachusetts, one of the biggest concerns is making sure you get the medical treatment you need. Workers’ compensation insurance is designed to cover reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to your injury. But the process isn’t always straightforward—insurance companies often delay or deny…
At Carney, Rezendes & Crowley, LLC, we’ve represented injured Massachusetts workers for decades — including hundreds of construction workers from Boston, Quincy, Brockton, Fall River, New Bedford, Milton, Braintree, Plymouth, Taunton, and Bridgewater. If you were hurt while working on a prevailing wage construction site, you may be entitled to…
Walking-Working Surface Safety Regulations Generally, employers are required to keep all walking-working surfaces safe for employees, visitors, and patrons. There is a specific OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulation which addresses this safety issue: 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding…
In the construction industry, there is a general rule of thumb often referred to as the “6-foot rule.” The “6-foot rule” typically is applied to major commercial construction projects, as well as smaller residential construction projects, amongst others. Essentially, the 6-foot rule requires employers to implement the use of fall…
On October 29, 2020, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its ruling in Mark Mendes’s Case, No. SJC-12857, which held that the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has subject matter jurisdiction over a claim involving an interstate truck driver based on his employment having “sufficient significant contacts” with Massachusetts. This…