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If you were injured at work in Texas and later learned your employer does not carry workers’ compensation insurance, your legal rights — and your options — may be very different than you expect. Texas non-subscriber law can allow injured employees to pursue full compensation, but only if they act…

Whether you work in construction, oil and gas, mining, or another high-risk field, you should use PPE as your first defense against serious injury. In this post, we’ll cover 5 important reasons to wear PPE every time you need it — for your safety, your mental health, and your future….

Federal and state laws mandate a safe work environment for all employees and employers in Texas who don’t provide a safe work environment may face criminal as well as civil penalties. Yet workplace safety is an ongoing issue, and preventable workplace accidents continue to occur. Workplace accidents cost both employers…

What is Shift Work? ‘Shift work’ is nontraditional work schedules. These schedules are designed for companies to operate continuously or beyond traditional hours. To sustain this type of work, shifts must be created to cover all hours that need to be worked. These nontraditional work schedules can also pose several…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was established in 1971 as the result of comprehensive federal legislation designed to improve workplace safety and aid the plight of workers across the United States. But how did we get here? Let’s take a detailed journey through the history that led to…

For an injury to be considered “work-related”, the injury must result from an event or exposure occurring within the work environment, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The work environment will need to have contributed to or caused the injury. Or, the work environment will need to…

Jones Act Maritime Case  

Work Related Forklift Injury to the Foot & Ankle

Crane Products Liability Case

Texas workers are forced to trust their employers to provide a safe workplace. All employees have the right to a workplace environment free from dangers. Yet sadly, many business owners do not follow safety regulations, leaving their employees to pay the price. Many Texans work in dangerous occupations. Workers in…