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Hard Labor Jobs: Harbinger of Chronic Pain

Are you employed in a job that requires heavy lifting, repetitive motions, constant standing or bending? Your job as a hard laborer is physically demanding but you may not realize the toll it takes on your body over time. Workers in their 50 and 60s are noting dramatic changes to their health after the years spent on the job. Making it to the age of 66 to qualify for full retirement benefits may be a tougher road to walk than you may think as a younger person.

Chronic pain is a trait of hard labor workers. Serious physical problems involving the knees, hands, hips, neck, legs, and back afflict many workers every year who must file workers compensation claims or disability claims long before they are able to retire from their job. It can be difficult for these workers to keep making ends meet when on the job injuries result for overuse of the body while performing hard labor tasks and they are forced to stop working.

Older laborers are finding it more difficult to make it to the age of 66 in the same job and many are not able to switch over to a lighter duty career. They often forced themselves to continue working through the pain, only injuring their bodies more. Lower income workers and minorities also have a lower life expectancy statistically which means many more laborers will never even make it to retirement age. Some hard laborers inability to afford proper medical care means the chronic pain and problems will never be properly treated.

If you have been working as laborer and have suffered an injury on the job due to your work tasks, it is essential you seek legal assistance to protect your rights. Workers compensation claims can be a complex process for some individuals depending on their work environment and their injuries.

Contact the offices of Markhoff and Mittman for a free consultation concerning your New York workers compensation claim. You can contact us toll free at 866-205-2415 or by using our online confidential contact form.