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	OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence OSHA has developed final "Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers" and draft guidelines for night retail establishments. The intent of the guidelines is to educate employers on finding ways to provide a more secure work environment. Consequently, OSHA hopes that employers will voluntarily implement workplace violence protection programs. Workplace violence has emerged as an important safety issue in today's workplaces. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) fatality data, assaults and violent acts caused 20 percent of the fatal occupational injuries in the United States in 1994.

Houston Worker's Compensation Lawyers are attorneys who specialize in Workers Compensation law and all aspects relating to that field.

Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary compensation; thus, eliminating the need for frivolous litigation. But sometimes companies and private employers subvert these laws and fail to pay sufficient money to those injured or disabled on the job.

	Occupational Injurys & Illnesses by Indu
	Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers in Texas Agriculture 14 Mining 5 Construction 0 Mfg Durable Goods 61.4 Mfg Nondurable Goods 147 Transportation 41.3 Wholesale Trade 16.3 Retail Trade 10 Finance/Ins/Real Est 18.7 Services 17.6 Source: state health profiles occupational CDC

A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

If you or anyone you know has been injured while working on the job and your employer has failed to give you sufficient funds, contact our Houston Workers Compensation Lawyers. We will handle your case with a high standard of quality.

Common topics related to the field of Workers Compensation Law include:

• Personal Injury
• Disability Discrimination
• Wrongful Death
• Truck Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Employment Discrimination
• OSHA

Contact our Houston Workers Compensation Lawyers today and receive a free case review!

Houston Audio & Video         Calif. Near Deal on Worker's Comp Reform Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 2:05, 4/15/2004 Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic state legislators appear close to an agreement on a tentative plan to reform the state's troubled workers' compensation insurance system. Critics say the proposed plan's limitations do not help the already stressed workers' comp system. Source: National Public Radio

Houston External Sites         City of College Station - Workers' Compensation and In most cases, workers’ compensation insurance is not mandatory for employers in Texas. Please visit the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission web s State Law TEXAS Workers' Compensation State law requires that employers with 15 or more employees who maintain workers' compensation insurance adopt a