If you think about it, housekeeping staff are the underappreciated people of the hospitality industry that we rarely think about unless we come into an unkempt room with unclean sheets. As a housekeeper, you are expected to service tens of dozens of rooms daily, and the work involves going up flights of stairs or lugging heavy cleaning equipment as well as bending over beds and toilets hundreds of times every month, from sunrise to sunset. This can take a toll on your body and lead to serious repetitive injury events that some may say come with the territory.

This is however farthest from the truth because there are regulations put forth by OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Agency that is responsible for ensuring the wellbeing of workers in all industries in the country, mandating that these individuals not only work a set number of hours every week, but also get the rest as well as are provided with needed PPE or personal protective experience as they go about their work. If you get a radiating sharp pain in your back on a fateful day, chances are you may have sprained your back or had a disc herniate, leading to work cessation and an uncertain future. If you got injured while working as housekeeping hotel staff, you may be entitled to compensation – read on to find out more.

Are you looking for the best injury lawyer? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced, countrywide personal-injury attorneys at McCready Law have combined experience spanning over 90 years, where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured Americans from all corners of the country as well as from various socioeconomic backgrounds, helping them recover monetary damages after getting injured on account of the negligent actions of other individuals or large corporations. To date, we have recovered over $260 million and counting for our clients, and our success is due to a number of factors such as personally handling all claims that come into the firm and not letting paralegals or inexperienced legal assistants work on them as seen in most law firms, our commitment in making sure that we put a capable and aggressive team for each claim made of physicians, investigators as well as industry-respected experts, as well as not being afraid to litigate claims in a court of law if we believe the client deserves maximum compensation based on their injuries or the actions of the defendant.

We also work with a team of well-renowned experts in the medical, investigative, forensic, and accounting fields in order to come up with a case replete with objective evidence, medical rationale for your injuries tying them to the accident and the defendant’s negligence as well as quantifying your injuries by way of compensable damages to ensure you get the compensation you truly deserve. We run a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), and we have nationwide reach thanks to our vast and trusted network of referral attorneys.

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Duty of Care Owed to Housekeeping Hotel Workers

The reality is that every worker is owed something known as duty of care which is a legal provision meant to keep them safe and healthy as an employee of a hotel.

This can include the following:

1. Ensuring that you have ergonomically designed equipment such as lightweight vacuum cleaners and adjustable mop handles
2. Ensuring that guest rooms are free of any obstacles that may cause you to overreach and twist your body, priming you for injuries
3. Ensuring that you’re provided with regular training by HR on proper body mechanics, safe lifting techniques and so on
4. Having set time limits on labor enforced and not being pressured to work past what is humanly safe
5. Having your concerns about an underlying health condition that may predispose you to injuries looked into so adjustments can be made to keep you safe.

Common Injuries That Stem From Housekeeping Back Incidents

• Lumbar Strain or Sprain – Overstretching of muscles and ligaments from repeated bending, lifting heavy linens, or pushing overloaded carts.
• Herniated Disc – Sudden torque or compression when a worker twists while reaching for items in a cramped space.
• Sciatic Nerve Irritation – Pressure on the nerve caused by improper lifting of bulky mattresses or furniture.
• Chronic Low-Back Pain – Cumulative micro-trauma from daily repetitive motions without adequate rest or ergonomic support.
• Secondary Injuries – Falls or trips caused by compromised posture, resulting in additional bruises or fractures.

These injuries trigger workers’ compensation benefits which is usually a program that every employer provides encompassing things like medical benefits, wage replacement, permanent disability benefits, vocational rehabilitation and even the cost of future medical procedures such as surgeries to get you back to your original state.

Hotel Management Pushback – What to Expect and Why You Need an Attorney

That said, most hotels will always push back and provide you with flimsy reasons as to why they cannot be held responsible. For example, they may say that your injury was not work-related. However, we, as a best hotel worker injury law firm will help you gather evidence pertaining to this such as supervisor statements, surveillance footage, incident reports and so on.

In addition, hotel management may state that you were engaged in non-compensable activity; however, when we prove that you were clocked in at that particular time and working a shift as evidenced by their own employee records, they will be left with no choice but to acquiesce to our demands. Even when they throw the pre-existing condition excuse, we shall be right there with our medical experts and via thorough medical examinations, show clear causation and that the workplace incident was the proximate cause of your injuries and subsequent disability.

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If you were injured while performing housekeeping duties at a hotel, McCready Law has your back — simply give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 so we can speak with one of our experienced and attentive injury attorneys regardless of where you are in the country. Remember, the call is 100 % FREE, and there is no legal obligation and nothing to sign. Thank you for considering McCready Law; we look forward to helping you get the justice and compensation you deserve.