Anchorage Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Common workers’ comp injuries
Workers in Alaska and around the country sometimes sustain injuries on the job. An injury at work could cause a short-term or long-term disability and prevent an employee from being able to do the job. Looking at the data about common workers' comp injuries helps...
What is Alaska’s fishermen’s fund and how do you qualify?
As a peninsula state, Alaska employs a great deal of fishermen. In most states, injured fishermen are not eligible for workers' compensation benefits. Instead, they must file a claim under the Jones Act. Though the benefits provided under the Jones Act and workers'...
How workers’ compensation helps state employees gradually return to work
Despite training and safety precautions, workplace accidents happen. Whether by accident or negligence, life-altering work injuries can occur in seconds. These injuries can include cuts and lacerations, broken bones, repetitive motion injuries and work-related...
Who investigates workers’ compensation claims in Alaska?
After sustaining an injury on the job, most employees in Alaska will seek workers’ compensation. When it comes to workers’ compensation, it is crucial that employers and insurers deliver coverages in a fair and impartial way. The benefits to injured workers must have...
How a lawyer can help with your estate planning
As you get to a point where you want to secure a future for your loved ones living in Alaska, you may be thinking about drafting a will and potentially setting up a trust. We at the Law Office of Justin S. Eppler, LLC have significant experience working in estate...
Who must have workers’ compensation insurance?
Workers' compensation is something for which every state has laws and requirements. Each state manages its own system. In Alaska, the rules for workers' compensation are not the same as they would be in another state. This is very important to understand. While some...
The basics of workers’ compensation on Alaska’s waters
The waters in and around Alaska are alive with fish, fowl and workers. Working on the water is almost always a dangerous profession, but there are laws meant to help you if you’re injured doing one of Alaska’s maritime jobs. Workers’ compensation is...
Putting your affairs in order through estate planning
Most Alaska residents would agree that thinking about their own deaths is not a pleasant experience. However, it is a necessary one in order to make sure that their families are taken care of after death. Estate planning allows individuals to put their affairs in...
Alaska elder law: Guardianship classes
An alarming percentage of the country's population does not have an estate plan. More than likely, this includes a great number of Alaska residents. If some of those residents reach a point where they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves, it may be...
Social media use and your workers’ compensation claim
Suffering an injury at work can be devastating. Whether you sustained an injury out on a fishing boat on Alaskan waters, at a construction site in Anchorage or more, you may feel unsure of where to go from here. Most importantly, you may worry about how to make ends...
