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Tennessee Electric Worker's Death Caused By On The Job Incident

On March 15, 2009 the  Bristol Herald Courier reported that a Tennessee electrical worker lost his life in March due to a tragic incident that occurred in East Tennessee. The 38 year-old electrical worker from Bluff City, Tennessee lost his life in March after a tragic incident that occurred while he was testing electric al lines.  An investigation took place to determine whether or not a breach of national safety standards was a contributing factor to the incident.

To read more about the Tennessee electrical worker losing his life due to a work related incident click here.

Often Tennessee workers are injured or lose their lives due to unsafe work environments created by employers.  Sometimes employers will put profit before people.  Little things such as removing a safety switch or a safety guard to make a machine go faster can cause Tennessee workers serious injuries. If you or someone you know has been injured on the job due to an unsafe environment created by the employer please contact us by clicking here. 

TRW Job Loses Hit Lebanon And Nashville Tennessee

As the Tennessee automotive companies such as Nissan, Ford, and GM are struggling so are the companies that make and supply automotive parts.  On March 24, 2009 TRW laid off 42 employees in Lebanon, Tennessee and 11 employees in Nashville, Tennessee.  Automotive related job loses are at a record high for the Middle Tennessee area.  To read more about TRW job loses in Middle Tennessee click here, job loses impact the amount of benefits that an injured worker may be entitled to receive. 

If you are a Tennessee TRW employee odds are you may have either lost your job or may be losing it soon. Tennessee TRW employees who have had prior workers' compensation injuries or have pending workers' compensation claims and who have lost their jobs may be entitled to addition workers' compensation benefits. 

Please call or click to discuss your work related injury with a real attorney at The Williams Law Group.  We can help! 

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Are Changes Coming To Workers' Compensation?

Changes resulting from the Tennessee November 2008 elections will soon be upon us.  Newly elected officials will soon have laws in front of them that impact your rights as an injured worker. Those laws are being supported by the big business and insurance companies.  Most of the new laws are aimed at taking away or reducing workers' compensation benefits and injured worker's rights.  The employers and insurance companies in Tennessee are trying to reduce their responsibilities to injured workers. 

If you live or work in Nashville, Mt. Juliet, Gallatin, Hendersonville, Lebanon, Murfreesboro, Carthage, Hartsville, or Cookeville Tennessee and have been injured on the job please call or click to here to get more information on the possible changes to the Tennessee workers' compensation system and your rights as a Tennessee injured worker.

Tennessee Injured Worker; Protect Yourself

The most important right is worker injured on the job in Tennessee is your right to reasonable and necessary medical treatment.  The right to medical treatment starts as soon as you are injured and does not end until your health recovers to as good as modern medical allows.  The employers and workers compensation insurance industry have a different take on the issue of your recovery and health.  Their goal is to REDUCE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES owed to workers injured on the job in Tennessee.  This article is written to help you, as an injured worker to protect yourself.

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