Recent Blog Posts
What Happens if Someone Gets Into a Car Accident While Working?
Traffic accidents are among the most common causes of injury across the country every year. They are also among the most common causes of workplace injury. Although when people think of a “workplace accident” they often think of a slip-and-fall or a factory explosion, traffic accidents during the workday are extremely common in many… Read More »
Can I Be Fired for Reporting a Work Injury?
If you are injured on the job in California, you are guaranteed certain rights. You have the right to workers’ compensation coverage, the right to take certain types of medical leave, and other rights as well. Many workers worry about reporting a workplace injury because they do not want to admit they did anything… Read More »
Can an Employer Terminate an Employee While on Disability Leave Due to a Work Injury?
Injured workers are often concerned about taking disability leave. Even with rights guaranteed by California and federal law, workers harbor doubts about whether they can truly exercise their rights without any retribution. Employees are right to be concerned; employers are not always the most scrupulous when they feel they are losing money on an… Read More »
How to File an Employment Discrimination Claim in California
California law protects workers against discrimination based on a number of personal characteristics, including race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender. If you are experiencing discrimination in the workplace based on your membership in a protected class, you have the right to seek justice. California has procedures employees must follow in order to bring a… Read More »
How Do Workers’ Compensation Liens Work?
California law ensures that workers injured on the job be covered by workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation is meant only to compensate workers for their injuries, however, rather than give them a windfall. If an injured worker can recover damages from another source, such as a personal injury lawsuit, then allowing them workers’ compensation coverage… Read More »
What is Whole Person Impairment?
California workers injured on the job are entitled to certain benefits. Depending on the severity and anticipated longevity of the injury, an employee may be entitled to long-term disability benefits. To determine whether an employee is eligible for disability benefits, the state assigns a “percentage” of disability based on the nature of the injury… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Doctor: Can I Choose One? How Do I Select One?
When you are injured on the job in California, you are entitled to workers’ compensation coverage for your medical expenses. However, actually getting the benefits you are owed can be a complicated process, and there are many traps for the unwary that can lead to limited benefits being paid. In some states, workers are… Read More »
Qualifying for the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits Voucher
California law requires employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance to provide for the medical care and lost wages of employees who get hurt on the job. Not all employees are able to return to their former job after a workplace injury, however. If you suffered a workplace injury that leaves you unable to do… Read More »
What to Do After a Work Injury
If you are hurt while on the job in California, you are entitled to workers’ compensation coverage. It doesn’t matter whether you were injured on a construction worksite falling from scaffolding or injured in a slip-and-fall in an office building; if you were hurt at your workplace or while performing work-related duties, then you… Read More »