Nurses are the lifeblood of the medical field, caring for patients and assisting doctors and other healthcare professionals in hospitals and other medical facilities. While they are vital to keeping Kentucky’s healthcare system running, they can also face nursing injuries that can jeopardize their physical and mental health. From being…
Under Kentucky workers’ compensation law, if you get injured at work, you must report the injury to your supervisor or another designated person as soon as possible after the event. Delaying the report could negatively affect your ability to claim workers’ compensation benefits. Kentucky’s Rules for Reporting Workplace Injuries If…
When a person suffers a catastrophic injury or develops a severe medical condition that leaves them unable to work, the individual may be eligible for financial assistance through the Social Security Administration’s disability benefit programs. However, qualifying for disability benefits typically involves a complex application process. An experienced Social Security…
If you are 55 years old or older, you might not consider yourself a person of advanced age. But your age could help you qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits if you can no longer work. To receive SSDI benefits, you must show that you have an injury…
Many Kentuckians who have spent their lives working hard to make a living or who have suffered traumatic injuries know what chronic pain is. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says about 21% of adults in the U.S. experience pain that occurs most days or every day. If your chronic…
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, documenting your injuries is one of the most critical steps you can take to protect your legal rights. Proper documentation can significantly affect the success of your personal injury claim. An experienced Kentucky car accident injury attorney from Morgan, Collins, Yeast &…
In a single recent year, 1 in 153 Kentucky residents was injured in a traffic crash, according to data from the Kentucky State Police. One in 5,830 Kentuckians died because of fatal traffic collisions on Kentucky’s public roads. However, drivers in Kentucky can take steps to keep themselves and their…
Some car accidents involve more than two drivers and more than one party at fault for the injuries that result from them. In such cases, it may be appropriate for injured people to pursue multiple insurance claims to maximize their financial recovery. Filing claims with multiple insurance companies means taking…
Rear-end car accidents accounted for 16.5 percent of all two-vehicle collisions in Kentucky in one recent year, including 6 percent of fatal collisions, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Rear-end collisions are probably most often identified with whiplash injuries, the painful and potentially chronic neck injury caused by the sudden…
Teenage drivers account for only 6 percent of Kentucky’s driving population, yet they are involved in about 18 percent of fatal crashes in Kentucky and more than 20 percent of all crashes in the state, according to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety. If you were injured in an accident…
