Sacramento Personal Injury Law Blog
Can I use my own physician after a work injury?
In California, work injuries and the concerns that surround them often leave a person wondering what the future holds. They will think about their financial situation and how they will make ends meet …
What is your employer doing to prevent repetitive work injuries?
Many California residents have jobs that involve repeatedly performing the same movements. This can lead to muscle aches and pains, which can result in a repetitive work injury. This is an injury caus…
What is the Return-to-Work Supplement Program?
Many people develop and improve skills they need the longer they stay at their jobs. They expect that they will be able to continue to do the same type of work for a long time based on their skills an…
Can I get Social Security Disability for mental health issues?
When Californians think about getting Social Security Disability benefits for a health issue, there may be a reflexive belief that they are for those who have suffered a physical injury or condition. …
What is a qualified injured worker?
You probably know that you are entitled to workers’ compensation after you are injured on the job. It pays you while you are recuperating and pays for your medical bills. However, what many Folsom, Ca…
Workers’ compensation, SSI, SSDI and long COVID
Most people who contract COVID-19 recover within a few days or weeks. However, a subset of people continue to experience symptoms for months after COVID-19 infection, and some may begin to experience …
Can I get Social Security Disability and workers’ compensation?
Because of work-related injuries, too many people in the greater Sacramento area have been unable to return to their occupations or even live life as they knew it before their injuries.
Workers’ compe…
Can undocumented immigrants receive workers’ compensation?
A lot of workers in California are undocumented immigrants. If you’re one of these workers, you might be worried about what rights you have that protect you from certain workplace incidents, including…
What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ compensation insurance?
Folsom may be strongly associated with Johnny Cash and Folsom State Prison, but there is so much more to life in our city. We have a highly rated school district, major industries and so many outdoor …
Is there a way to expedite my SSDI application
If you need Social Security Disability Insurance, you need it now. What you do not need is to have to wait months or years to receive the disability benefits that you earned over the course of your ca…