Book for Injured Workers Now Available!
Submitted by nancy on Sat, 04/28/2007 - 07:19.
The new edition of Hurt on the Job: A Guide to the Massachusetts Workers Compensation System has been published! If you are an injured worker, you need this book! It explains almost everything you need to know about what to expect from the workers compensation system.
The first edition of Hurt on the Job was published in 1995 and sold out several years ago. Nancy Foley, an injured worker and the current director of the Alliance for Injured Workers, rewrote the book. She interviewed a number of injured workers and included their quotes in the book. The book explains how to report an injury, the benefits that are supposed to be available, what the court process is like for a contested claim, the pros and cons of settling, medical issues and surviving with a long-term disability. The book also has a section on federal workers compensation that was written by Katherine Smith, an attorney who handles federal workers compensation claims.
The book is available for $15. Send check or money order payable to Western MassCOSH to 640 Page Blvd., Suite 104, Springfield, MA 01104. Please include $2 for postage and handling. Call (413) 731-0760 for more information. The book is also available at the Broadside Bookshop in Northampton.