Most everyone is familiar with workers’ compensation and its purpose. After an injury, an employer is required to pay for medical care and treatment if it is work related. Once it is determined the in…
Our state is leading the nation in workers’ compensation self-insurance programs. As of the beginning of this year, over 7,000 California employers now are self-insured. As such, understanding the dif…
Unfortunately, workers are injured every day at work and also are diagnosed with, and suffer with, occupational illnesses related to their work. Workers who are sick because of their jobs should be fa…
Having your claim for workers’ compensation benefits denied can be distressing, especially if you are experiencing financial problems on top of your injury. However, if your claim for workers’ compens…
As a nurse, if you hurt your back while helping a patient, that is clearly a work-related injury. But if you hurt your back during your meal break, things might not be so clear-cut. Can a worker injur…
Californians who have been hurt and are unable to work have the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits to cover for their medical care, provide them with wages and help them concentrate on th…
