Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Welcome to Our New Associate Amy Schmitt
We would like to welcome Amy Schmitt to the firm! She is a recent Drexel Law graduate and wants to specialize mainly in Medical Malpractice cases. However, she will accept all types of injury cases, including work injuries!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Temple University Nursing Strike in Philadelphia PA
Have you been following the strike coverage? Here's a great website keep on top of what's going on. http://templewatch.org/ Looks like negotiating has started up again today. Hopefully this will get resolved soon, so everyone can get back to work and doing what they love-caring for patients.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Do Nurses Like Yoga?
I went to a great yoga class this morning and it made me wonder whether nurses like yoga. I mean, I'm a personal injury lawyer and I like yoga, so why not nurses? It is such a great way to relieve stress. And it is amazing how good it feels to lay still and relax on a hardwood floor after an hour or so of wrapping yourself up like a pretzel! I think if I tried that at home without the yoga, I really would not enjoy it. I am more flexible now than I was in my 20s and can do headstands and handstands I couldn't do as a kid. So, do any nurses go to yoga?
Kim Ruch-Alegant, Personal Injury Attorney
If you or your friends or family need a Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyer, contact me at 215-354-0057, or visit my website at www.alegantlaw.com
Kim Ruch-Alegant, Personal Injury Attorney
If you or your friends or family need a Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyer, contact me at 215-354-0057, or visit my website at www.alegantlaw.com
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Work Should Not Hurt
Work Should Not Hurt by Kimberly Ruch-Alegant, Esq., Alegant Law, P.C.
Nurses are injured on the job more than any other profession. Besides the obvious lifting heavy patients and dealing with the public, why is that? Could one of the reasons be because nurses can be reluctant to cause a fuss by reporting problems on the job? Maybe people who report problems are branded as trouble makers. That could dissuade a person from reporting problems. Look at what is happening at Temple, where the nurses are standing up for themselves!
But reporting issues does not have to lead to a strike, of course. Reporting issues is important for several reasons. When you report issues, preferably in writing and with a suggest solution, you are notifying your employer that there is a problem. The employer then has to make a decision about how to address the issue. One form of “addressing” it could be doing nothing. But at least they have been put on notice that there is an issue, and cannot blame you if you are subsequently injured because of the issue you reported. Related to that, you are entitled to workers’ compensation even if you are injured doing something that is your own fault. Fault does not come into play with workers’ compensation.
Nursing jobs are very repetitive, which can lead to repetitive stress injuries. These are work injuries. An injury does not have to be from a traumatic event. A work related injury can be as a result of repetition, and such injuries are compensable. Don’t assume that just because repetition “comes with the territory” that means that you are not entitled to receive workers’ compensation. To avoid these injuries, vary the method you use to do your tasks as much as possible, and practice proper body mechanics.
Finally, to avoid injury, pay close attention to what your body is telling you. Avoid taking pain killers to mask symptoms and using other drugs like caffeine and nicotine to keep you going when your batteries have run out. As you are well aware, the lives of your patients are in your hands. You need to take care of yourself and be functioning at your best when you are at work. Make sure you have had enough sleep when you arrive at work. Listen to what your body is telling you throughout your shift. Take short breaks to rest when necessary. A short break will make you more productive and safety conscious over the course of the day as opposed to constantly running when you are already exhausted, and making mistakes resulting in injuries to yourself or your patients.
Healer, heal thyself! (or better yet, take care of thyself)
If you or anyone you know is suffering as a result of a repetitive stress work injury, please email or call me at 215-354-0057 for a free consultation. Representing injured workers in the greater Philadelphia area.
Nurses are injured on the job more than any other profession. Besides the obvious lifting heavy patients and dealing with the public, why is that? Could one of the reasons be because nurses can be reluctant to cause a fuss by reporting problems on the job? Maybe people who report problems are branded as trouble makers. That could dissuade a person from reporting problems. Look at what is happening at Temple, where the nurses are standing up for themselves!
But reporting issues does not have to lead to a strike, of course. Reporting issues is important for several reasons. When you report issues, preferably in writing and with a suggest solution, you are notifying your employer that there is a problem. The employer then has to make a decision about how to address the issue. One form of “addressing” it could be doing nothing. But at least they have been put on notice that there is an issue, and cannot blame you if you are subsequently injured because of the issue you reported. Related to that, you are entitled to workers’ compensation even if you are injured doing something that is your own fault. Fault does not come into play with workers’ compensation.
Nursing jobs are very repetitive, which can lead to repetitive stress injuries. These are work injuries. An injury does not have to be from a traumatic event. A work related injury can be as a result of repetition, and such injuries are compensable. Don’t assume that just because repetition “comes with the territory” that means that you are not entitled to receive workers’ compensation. To avoid these injuries, vary the method you use to do your tasks as much as possible, and practice proper body mechanics.
Finally, to avoid injury, pay close attention to what your body is telling you. Avoid taking pain killers to mask symptoms and using other drugs like caffeine and nicotine to keep you going when your batteries have run out. As you are well aware, the lives of your patients are in your hands. You need to take care of yourself and be functioning at your best when you are at work. Make sure you have had enough sleep when you arrive at work. Listen to what your body is telling you throughout your shift. Take short breaks to rest when necessary. A short break will make you more productive and safety conscious over the course of the day as opposed to constantly running when you are already exhausted, and making mistakes resulting in injuries to yourself or your patients.
Healer, heal thyself! (or better yet, take care of thyself)
If you or anyone you know is suffering as a result of a repetitive stress work injury, please email or call me at 215-354-0057 for a free consultation. Representing injured workers in the greater Philadelphia area.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
We specialize in representing nurses
We have decided to specialize our practice in representing nurses, nurses aides, and other health care workers. We are now doing informational interviews to learn more about the issues nurses and nurse's aides are facing on the job. You can go to our website (scroll to the bottom) and listen to our Ben FM commercial regarding nurses. Call us if you want to be interviewed! Or if you're injured, click here for information, and please call us for assistance.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year! Be safe.
I am never happy when someone is in an accident and has to file a car crash claim. But, if someone needs a personal injury lawyer, it may as well be me! Owning a small injury law firm means that I work with each of my clients individually. I work to achieve the best possible outcome of each case, whether that means settling before court or filing a law suit. So trust me, a caring female personal injury attorney (there are not a lot of us) to get you the best results I can on your case. Call me for a free consultation at 215-354-0057.
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About Me
- Kim Ruch-Alegant
- I am a personal injury attorney representing people who have been injured in a car accident, work or on the job injury. I am also a trained mediator and can conduct mediations and arbitrations. I mediate disputes between employers and employees.