{"id":448,"date":"2015-08-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/helping-yourself-by-reporting-potential-workplace-accidents\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T17:00:07","slug":"helping-yourself-by-reporting-potential-workplace-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/helping-yourself-by-reporting-potential-workplace-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Yourself by Reporting Potential Workplace Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/work-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work Accidents<\/a> | August 13, 2015<\/p>\n<p>The current labor market throughout the country is still rather tight due to the 2008 economic downturn. For many workers who are fortunate to still be employed, simply having a job right now is a blessing. Unfortunately, the unintended consequence of these conditions is that the tight job market compels many of these workers to perform dangerous tasks that they might not otherwise undertake under better labor market conditions.<\/p>\n<p>You need to know that putting your employer on notice of an imminent danger in your workplace is a good first step to preserving any future claims if you should get hurt later at work. Generally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration protects workers from retaliation in cases where they have asked an employer to remove a specific danger that a reasonable person would agree could cause an imminent danger to employee health if not corrected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/helping-yourself-by-reporting-potential-workplace-accidents\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Helping Yourself by Reporting Potential Workplace Accidents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work Accidents | August 13, 2015 The current labor market throughout the country is still rather tight due to the 2008 economic downturn. For many workers who are fortunate to still be employed, simply having a job right now is a blessing. 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