Jan 2021

Broken Bones and Broken Resolutions

Published by Nick Panebianco

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It is not uncommon for on-the-job injuries to result in broken bones. In fact, Fort Lauderdale workers’ comp attorney Nick Panebianco has handled quite a number of cases involving fractures during his long career in workers’ compensation law.   

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 85,710 workers’ comp claims in private industry in 2019 (the last year for which data is available) involved someone breaking a bone. That is up by more than six thousand from the previous year when 79,470 cases involving broken bones were recorded in the private industry sector. 

In the manufacturing sector, a total of [...]

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Dec 2020

Helping Holiday Workers Avoid Injury

Published by Nick Panebianco

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You don’t need the workers’ comp experts at the Panebianco Workers’ Compensation Law Firm  to tell you that the holidays are a stressful time of year. They are more stressful for some than for others, however. 

Imagine being one of Santa’s elves and being responsible for helping him deliver all those presents on a seemingly impossible deadline! 

We have it on good authority that Santa does not carry workers’ compensation insurance. But don’t worry, under the contract the elves in his workshop have with the jolly old soul, they don’t need workers’ comp. There is universal healthcare at the North [...]

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Dec 2020

Workers’ Comp Cases Increase before the Holidays

Published by Nick Panebianco

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This isn’t always the most wonderful time of the year. The number of workplace accidents resulting in workers’ compensation cases tends to increase around the holidays. 

As Occupational Health & Safety magazine reports, ’tis the season for workplace injuries. 

“As more inexperienced employees rush to fulfill consumer demands, many companies will experience a spike in musculoskeletal injuries caused by repetitive motions like picking and packing, lowering, lifting, carrying, stepping, and bending,” they say. 

This isn’t only a threat to the health and wellbeing of the employee, it can also cut into the company’s productivity, slowing things down at one of [...]

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Nov 2020

Giving Thanks for Essential Workers

Published by Nick Panebianco

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All of us at the Panebianco Workers’ Compensation Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale would like to express our thanks to all of the essential workers who have been putting themselves on the line this year. 

We are humbled by the way the healthcare professionals in our community have stepped up this year – and are continuing to step up as the pandemic stretches on – from the doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the battle against Covid-19 to the lab techs and cleaning crews at our area hospitals.

We are also thankful for the folks who are smiling behind [...]

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Nov 2020

Does Workers’ Comp Cover Car Accidents?

Published by Nick Panebianco

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If you have been injured at work, workers’ comp can be a wonderful resource. But sometimes figuring out how to make the system work for you can be a challenge. That’s when you might need to call a workers’ compensation attorney. 

A good example of this is if you are driving your own car for business and happen to be injured in a car accident. You may also be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if you were driving your car for work-related purposes or if you were a passenger in a car that was being driven for work-related purposes. 

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Oct 2020

What Is a Repetitive Stress Injury?

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It is not just workplace accidents that can leave you injured and in need of a workers’ compensation law firm that can help you get the medical care and the compensation you deserve. Repetitive stress injuries come on gradually but can leave you with debilitating pain.

“Repetitive stress injuries include a large group of conditions that primarily affect the soft tissues, including the nerves, tendons, ligaments, and muscles,” VeryWell Health says. 

Repetitive stress injuries, also referred to as repetitive strain injuries, don’t happen suddenly or as the result of a single incident. “Repetitive stress injuries are caused by repeated motions [...]

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