Everything You Need to Know about Heat Exhaustion

Living and working in Las Vegas, you eventually get used to the heat (mostly). For tourists visiting in the summer months, the heat is always a shock. Working and playing outside in the summer temperatures can be dangerous if you’re not careful. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two common but potentially serious dangers of…

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What Is an Independent Medical Exam?

If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim due to a work-related injury in Nevada, you may have heard about an independent medical exam (IME). If you are wondering what is the purpose of this exam, you have come to the right place. Claggett & Sykes’ team of workers’ compensation attorneys in Las Vegas or…

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How Severe Are Food Service Injuries?

Working in the food service industry is rough work. For every ounce of creativity in placing interesting food combinations on the table, there are hours and hours of preparation and perspiration. Food service workers regularly deal with sizzling foods, boiling liquids, splattering oil, and intense flames. Reno is home to many great restaurants and many…

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Workers’ Compensation Corner

What happens if you’re involved in a car wreck on the way to a workers’ compensation doctor’s appointment? This occurs more often than one might think. You are driving to a doctor’s appointment or physical therapy appointment for your workers’ compensation claim, and BANG! Someone rear ends your vehicle! What happens if you have new…

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On-the-Job Accident Statistics

Every day, you go to work and perform the essential duties of your job, never expecting a shift to end in a serious or catastrophic personal injury. Yet hundreds of workers in Las Vegas, Nevada suffer injuries in on-the-job accidents each year. Most accidents that cause serious and fatal worker injuries are preventable, and qualify…

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