Recent Blog Posts
Just how prevalent are workplace accidents/injuries?
We suspect at Morizio Law Firm that virtually every one of our readers across Connecticut can weigh in with the correct answer to today’s above-posed blog headline query. The bottom line: Workers in just about every industry and job type employed in Connecticut and nationally are routinely exposed to on-the-job risks that can turn… Read More »
Would-be Connecticut law spotlights first responders, PTSD
We acquainted readers with a key piece of pending Connecticut legislation focused upon a select band of state workers in our immediately preceding blog spot. Our March 13 Morizio Law Firm entry spotlighted Senate Bill 231, a would-be law that is currently working its way through the state’s General Assembly. The particulars of SB… Read More »
Focus of recent CT workers’ comp bill is on first responders
The workers’ compensation realm in Connecticut is hardly a narrow universe largely confined to a few select industries and injuries. Indeed, we prominently note on our website at the proven pro-workers’ Morizio Law Firm in Stratford our lawyers’ handling of claims “stemming from a wide variety of work-related accidents.” A representative bullet list of… Read More »
Is offshore maritime work getting more dangerous?
The workplace accident realm in Connecticut and nationally is unquestionably expansive. We duly note that at the established pro-workers’ Morizio Law Firm in Stratford. We underscore on the firm’s website our impassioned and proven advocacy of injured employees and their families following accidents in diverse work environments. Those range broadly from the construction industry… Read More »
Pursuing comprehensive benefits following a workplace injury
Many – candidly, most – on-the-job protections that exist to safeguard the health and safety of workers in Connecticut and nationally were hard-earned achievements earned over time by America’s vast and diverse labor force. That is, the work environments of past eras did not remotely resemble today’s employment venues. A vast array of federal,… Read More »
What is hand-arm vibration syndrome?
If you work in construction or deal with power tools and heavy machinery on a daily basis, you no doubt experience vibration exposure from time to time, if not every day. But continuous vibration exposure can have an adverse effect on your health if you aren’t careful. Types of vibration injuries One of the… Read More »
Some considerations surrounding work in cold conditions
Yes, spring is rapidly on the way in Connecticut, but that happy contemplation hardly equates to residents waving a summary goodbye to winter and donning beach ware. We know better. Virtually all corridors of the state can be resistantly cold across the month, even icily so. Accumulating snow, slippery roads, numbing winds – these… Read More »
Can I pursue compensation after suffering from hypertension?
As a first responder, you work tirelessly to keep your community safe. But that also means that you often put your own physical well-being at risk to do so. And those long hours and stressful situations can take a major toll on your body. As a result, many first responders suffer from hypertension, which… Read More »
Navigating the Complexities of your Workers’ Compensation Claim – Connecticut
I was injured at work. There was a witness. My contact at human resources assisted me with completing an incident report. I was on the clock and on the employer’s premises when I was injured. Why won’t the insurance company pay my benefits? Why am I waiting for medical treatment to be authorized? What… Read More »
Bridgeport owes workers’ comp pay to police officers
The Connecticut Board of Labor Relations accused Bridgeport of acting in bad faith toward injured police officers. According to the Connecticut Post, the city owes money to more than 100 police officers for underpaying on workers’ compensation claims. Salary supplement provided injured officers more compensation A salary supplement was added to Bridgeport police officers’… Read More »