Working at a hotel may seem like the easiest and most glamorous job ever; from the gleaming marble floors, to the trays and trays of gourmet foods, celebrity sightings, and even a comfortable bed to sleep in at any given time. However, what we may see as a cushy job may not be the reality; these workers often have to bend and lift their way through a dozen rooms every shift, bellhops may have to carry suitcases that would put a small elephant’s size to shame with regard to weight, and in some instances, handle ornery and drunk guests who may see if fit to cause chaos in these establishments due to a lack of inhibition or entitlement.

The work of hospitality staff can also be likened to a medical doctor’s shift, as both tend to be long and arduous, and both have to work with tenuous personalities in sometimes very difficult and dangerous circumstances. While the hotel industry is known for its generous salary packages, it often falls short when it comes to the rights of injured workers. And while workers’ compensation is a standard in almost all industries as mandated by federal law, it is often woefully insufficient when it comes to ensuring that hotel worker injuries are taken care of comprehensively.

These injuries may seem like just that: injuries. However, to our experienced eyes as the best hotel worker injury attorneys, these often occur because of a breach in the standard of duty management owes you with regard to keeping you and your environment safe. For example, security must be stationed at pivotal areas to ensure they are within easy access of any incidents, so workers are extricated from dangerous situations in a timely manner. In addition, the service elevators must be repaired and maintained regularly, given their excessive use, to prevent them from closing prematurely on a bellhop.

Also, fryers must be purchased from reliable and safety-conscious vendors in order to prevent flare-ups leading to oil fires and third-degree burns. Therefore, it can be reasonably surmised that if an injury occurs to staff within the hotel, someone wasn’t doing what they were expected to do safety-wise. To this end, if you were injured while working at a hotel as staff, you may be entitled to compensation that goes way above workers’ compensation; read on to find out how we can help you recover your justice and compensation as an injured hotel worker.

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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 your 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, a 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.

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How Hotel Hospitality Injuries Happen and Why Negligence Plays a Central Role

Here are some of the ways in which one can get injured at a hotel due to negligence:

1. Housekeeping injuries: This is one of the most physically demanding jobs in the country, due to the fact that they have to make up to 15 or 20 beds per shift, clean the room and the toilets, as well as lug push carts with linens and supplies that can be over 100 pounds. If they are allowed to work with no ergonomic training or long shifts without mechanical assistance, they eventually develop herniated discs, occupational arthritis, torn rotator cuffs, and so much more.
2. Kitchen staff burns, cuts, and crush injuries: Hotel kitchens must work at speeds only seen in restaurants due to the volume of guests they have to cater to at any given time. Oftentimes, they must work around hot oil, hot 500 degree grills, steam tables, knives, and heavy pots. If grease is left on the floor without being cleaned up, workers may slip and fall, hit their heads against sinks, and sustain traumatic brain injury, burns, or even spinal cord injuries.
3. Bellhop and valet injuries: These individuals are the designated luggage carriers of the hotel, and are responsible for unloading vehicles and placing luggage on heavy carts that they then roll into service elevators. Opportunities for injury include being stuck between the never-serviced elevator door and cart, or being struck by a guest vehicle that was either inebriated or due to a poorly designed driveway.

Hotels are usually part of a larger hotel chain such as Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, or Hilton, and in hotel worker injuries, we, as your best hospitality worker injuries, will target these entities for their gross negligence in creating an unreasonably dangerous workplace. In addition, the staffing agency, third-party contractors, and the local property owner may also be held on the hook for the part they played, whether as a result of direct or indirect negligence.

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If you or a loved one suffered catastrophic injuries while working 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 choosing McCready Law; we look forward to helping you get the justice and compensation you deserve.