A workplace injury can have a major impact on your personal and professional life. Beyond the immediate physical pain and recovery process, your injury could affect your ability to perform your duties. In these situations, you have the right to request workplace accommodations from your employer. These accommodations make it possible for you to continue…
After sustaining an injury at work, you may find it difficult to perform your usual duties. Maybe you can no longer lift as many items as you used to, or you struggle to type due to a case of carpal tunnel syndrome. This is where “light duty” work restrictions come into play. Designed to accommodate…
Workers’ compensation retaliation is an unlawful practice where employers punish employees who have exercised their right to file a workers’ compensation claim following a workplace injury. This punishment can come in many forms, from unfair dismissal and demotion to less apparent practices such as workplace ostracism or negative alterations in job duties. If you are…
