Heat-Related Workplace Injuries in California: Prevention and Legal Rights
Although much of the nation has been slammed with snow and freezing temperatures this winter, the last several summers have also been e...
Workers’ Compensation
Key Workers’ Compensation Terms You Should Know
Every field of knowledge or endeavor has its own vocabulary. If you file for workers’ compensation benefits here in California, you’ll ...
How Social Media Can Impact Your Disability Claim
If you receive disability benefits through workers’ compensation or Social Security, and you have an account on Facebook or Twitter, so...
California Workers’ Comp Ruling Strengthens Your Right to Evidence
In November, the California Supreme Court rejected the claim that California law allows medical reports from only Medical Provider Netw...
Workers’ Compensation Explained: Purpose and Limits
It may be difficult for some people to understand, but if you abandon your job, workers’ compensation cannot help you. Workers’ compens...
Independent Medical Reviews in Workers’ Compensation
Since July of this year, the California’s workers’ compensation system has used a process called Independent Medical Review (IMR) to re...
How Workers’ Compensation Protects Injured Employees
During this holiday season, it might be appropriate to think about America’s work force, the people that workers’ comp attorneys repres...
Workers’ Compensation Retaliation: Your Legal Rights
If you are injured in a workplace accident, in most jobs you will be covered by workers’ compensation. You’ll need to keep a lot of doc...
Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim: What You Should Know
If you are injured on the job in California, you’re probably covered by workers’ compensation.
An experienced workers’ compensation at...
California Workers’ Compensation Limits: What You Should Know
New legislation restricts the ability of most professional athletes and former athletes seeking to file injury claims in California, in...
Workers’ Compensation for Permanent Loss of Earning Capacity in California
A work-related accident can be tragic if it keeps you from working at the job you love. Your future – including your earning capacity –...
The 4 Basic California Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Under the California Workers’ Compensation Law, injured workers may be eligible to receive one of four basic benefits:
1. Temporary Dis...