In Connecticut, the workers’ compensation system is supposed to assist injured workers in getting the medical care and compensation they need to recover. Unfortunately, large corporations and insurance companies are focused on keeping costs down to protect their...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Vary Significantly from State to State | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
When it comes to you and the person next to you, an arm is an arm and a leg is a leg, right? Maybe so, but not according to workers’ compensation laws. Throughout the country, benefits for injured employees are different everywhere you look, even if the same exact...
New Workers’ Compensation Laws Directly Impact Injured Workers | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
The stories behind recent shifts in workers’ compensation laws aren’t pretty. One man, paralyzed from the waist down, had his home health aide taken away from him. Another, suffering from a debilitating back injury, was evicted from his home after being unable to pay...
Dangerous Work Environments | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
In Enfield, a local contractor is being fined hundreds of dollars for exposing his workers to a dangerous environment according to foxct.com. Gleason Roofing Co. "deliberately and repeatedly failed to use legally required protection for its employees at two New...
Workers’ Comp or Not? | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
Workers' compensation can come from a variety of different sources. Certainly there are normal situations such as slipping and falling on a wet bathroom floor in the office, or back pain from vigorous lifting. Then there are bizarre circumstances. Imagine getting...
Waterbury Store Clerk Shot and Paralyzed | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
A Waterbury store clerk was shot in the neck and is now paralyzed from the neck down, according to a prosecutor. The shooting that nearly took the life of 61-year-old David Shand, occurred at Bucks Hill Market around 11 a.m. on Sunday. The suspect is 19-year-old Tony...
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Motorcycle Awareness Month | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
May 2018 Is Motorcycle Awareness Month in Connecticut With more and more motorcyclists hitting the road to enjoy the warmer temperatures and summery weather, May is the perfect time to collectively pause and consider how we can protect motorcyclists on the road and...
Brian J. Mongelluzzo Donating Hair and Auctioning the Cut for Cancer Centers | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
Brian J. Mongelluzzo, founder of the Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzo, LLC, is finally ready to have his long locks cut as a donation to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths. The hair will be used to create a wig for someone battling cancer. Anyone can follow in Brian’s...
Comedic Actor Jim Carey May Face Charges in Wrongful Death Suit | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
Comedic actor Jim Carey has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit for his possible connection to the suicide of late girlfriend Cathriona White. The lawsuit was filed by White’s husband, Mark Burton, and alleges that Carey provided her with prescription medication...
Occupational Illness Incidents Seem to Be Increasing in Connecticut | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
UConn Health, the overseeing branch of clinical care at the University of Connecticut, has completed a report titled “Occupational Disease in Connecticut, 2016” and handed it to the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. According to the report, they have...
Long-Term Effects of Mild Child Brain Injuries | Law Offices of Brian J. Mongelluzzo
A study conducted by doctors at the University of Oxford in England compared the health and lives of 100,000 people to determine how childhood brain injuries carried on into adulthood. The study compared how people who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at an age...
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