If you have been hurt on the job, it is important to know what you can expect from your employer. The State of California Department of Industrial Relations informs the public about what to do in the event of a workplace injury. In addition, experts at the...
Virtually every type of profession available in California brings with it some degree of risk, but statistics show that your risk of suffering a serious work-related injury or fatality climbs considerably if you work within one of several specific fields. Just how...
Receiving a back injury isn’t something a lot of California workers think about until it happens. Yet according to OSHA, lifting heavy loads is a leading cause of injury in the workplace. Heavy lifting is just one of a number of different ways a worker can...
The California legislature seems to be pursuing goals of transforming the state into a safer and more equitable place for workers, especially those who may be at more risk of being marginalized or exploited. The indications of this improvement may not always be...
After suffering an injury or illness at work, you could face a significant amount of time off work and mounting medical costs. Hopefully, you will be able to get back to work quickly, but there is the chance that your injuries could keep you from work for weeks or...
Hitting your head can happen so easily that you might not think it is a big deal if it happens to you. You might knock your head on a countertop bending over to lift a box, or something heavy might fall off an overhead shelf and strike you on the forehead. You could...
