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Like other Alaska residents, you may be considering taking steps to care for your family in the event of your death and you in the event of your incapacitation.

Did one of your loved ones choose you to serve as executor of his or her estate? In this position, you will be responsible for the completion of numerous tasks that could present a challenge — and that is if everything goes smoothly.

Alaskan winters can be absolutely brutal. Yet, residents need to keep working to pay their monthly bills. During this slippery, snowy time, it’s easy to get into an accident. Here are your options if you do. In the Parking Lot According to Alaska workers’ compensation law, employment begins only when the worker reaches the entrance of the business. That means if you slip and fall in your employer’s parking lot, it may be difficult to gain workers’ compensation for the incident. However, with a good defense, it may be possible in some cases where the employer has neglected to make the premises safe within a reasonable amount of time. On the Job If you make deliveries, you’ll likely need to traverse icy, snowy walkways on private property. Truckers may also need to brave slippery surfaces while unloading their vehicle, stopping for food, or filling up on gas. In either situation, a slip and fall accident should be compensated by your employer. On the Roads Slippery services could easily lead to a car accident.

Like others here in Anchorage, you go to work every day expecting to go home safe and sound at the end of your shift. Most days that may happen, but then something happens and you suffer injuries while at work.

Major health risks can come with exposure to certain substances in the workplace. Silica is one such substance.

When it comes to the big picture, the answer is the same for every Anchorage resident. Estate planning should provide for surviving loved ones upon death and provide for the individual upon incapacitation.

It appears that fatality risks may be particularly high in workplaces here in Alaska. Recently released federal data points to the state leading the nation in workplace deaths.

When you’re not a full-timer, you don’t always get the same benefits as other workers. But what about when you get hurt?