Falls from an elevated position continue to the leading cause of death for construction employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, around 37% (370 out of 991) of construction fatalities recorded in 2016 were caused by a fall. The overarching goal of the National Safety Stand-Down campaign is to raise fall hazard awareness across […]
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(Transcript) Cindy Speaker: Good afternoon. My name is Cindy Speaker and I have, with me today, as my guest, Attorney Bill Kovalcik, of Michael. J O’Connor and Associates. Bill is a Workers’ Compensation Attorney, who’s going to talk with us about a very, very timely topic. That is violence in the workplace and how Workers’ […]
National Work Zone Awareness Week Starts April 9th
National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is a campaign held every year in the spring at the beginning of construction season to bring national attention to motorist and worker safety issues and encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. The campaign is […]
Hazleton Plant to Shut Its Doors This Summer
Quad Graphics, a company with facilities all over the world, will be closing its Humboldt Industrial Park location on June 1, 2018. The closing of the Hazleton area plant will lead to around 165 people being out of work. Employees were made aware of the closing at a meeting on March 23rd. Quad Graphics acquired […]
Work Comp and Other Benefits
(Transcript) Cindy Speaker: Good afternoon, and welcome to our broadcast today. My name is Cindy Speaker and I have with me as my guest, Worker’s Compensation Attorney, Bill Kovalcik of Michael J. O’Connor and Associates. Bill, thanks for being with us again. Bill Kovalcik: Good morning, Cindy. It’s always a pleasure. Cindy Speaker: Same here. […]

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