workers’ compensation

Every workplace has its share of hazards. But do you know the hazards that are specific to your workplace? Understanding potential hazards in your workplace can help you take appropriate steps to mitigate or eliminate them and prevent costly injuries and property...

When you’re injured on the job, your focus should be on your health and wellness. If you are hurt, you shouldn’t have to worry about filing a claim or having it be denied. For many people, it’s beneficial to work with a workers’ compensation attorney from the start of...

California requires employers to hold workers’ compensation insurance. It requires them to cover their employees, regardless of the hours they work for the company. So, if you work part-time, you should be covered. Yet what if you work for more than one job? What...

Having your workers' compensation claim denied can be a harrowing experience. It means that you will have to meet the costs of your medical treatment, and if you are unable to continue working, you will have no source of livelihood. Your financial security may be on...

Workers' compensation offers both temporary and permanent benefits if someone cannot work because of a job-acquired medical condition. Broken bones are often injuries that people recover from quickly. After two or three months, the bone will heal, and another month of...

A workplace injury can turn your life upside down, end your career or even result in death. If you or someone you love has been hurt at work, you may be entitled to benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation program.  However, workers’ compensation...

Spinal cord injuries are rare, but workers do suffer them on the job occasionally. Someone who drives as part of their job or who operates heavy machinery may have more risk of a spinal cord injury. Those who work at an elevation, such as window washers or tree...

Whether you work in an office, a restaurant or a factory, you have to perform certain physical functions to do your job every day. The longer you keep working in the same industry, the more likely it is that your job responsibilities will eventually damage your body....

Putting an exact price on a specific injury depends on so many factors. What is crucial is not to sell yourself short. Let’s say you lose something small, like a finger. You may have seen people with missing fingers going about life as if nothing had happened. Does...

Workplace injuries happen for many reasons, a lot of which may be out of your control as an employee. For instance, maybe your employer hasn't given you the proper safety protection equipment or maybe the other employees you work with don't work in a safe manner,...