Sustaining a workplace injury can prevent you from performing the functions of your job. Yet, you may feel tempted to work through your pain, especially if you have a pre-existing condition. Your accident may have exacerbated its severity. But you will likely fear...
Let’s say that you recently suffered an injury on the job. After reporting it to your employer, seeing your doctor and filing your workers’ compensation claim, you hoped that you could finally receive compensation for your damages and move forward with your life. But...
Many people associate workplace injuries with industries that involve physical labor or heavy machinery, such as construction, oil rigging, farming and logging. These fields do have high rates of injuries, but accidents can occur in a wide variety of workplaces....
Approximately 275 Americans lose their lives each day from illnesses and injuries associated with their places of work. Many times, the loss of health or life is due to exposure to a workplace hazard that happened quite some time ago. These facts are concerning to...
The summers in California being what they are, it's important for outdoor workers to keep from suffering a heat-related illness like heat exhaustion, heat rash, heat cramps or even heat stroke. First off, workers should know how to recognize these conditions. Symptoms...
It is very common for a person to suffer an injury at work. Last year, there were nearly 170,000 initial workplace injury reports just in Los Angeles County. Across the state of California, there were about 700,000 workplace injury reports. These workplace injuries...
Many people in America suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This mental health disorder affects people who faced a life-threatening situation. This could be an accident, an assault or a natural disaster. Some workers face these dangers on the job, such...
Employees who are injured on the job or fall ill due to exposure might be able to qualify for both worker's compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The programs are completely separate, so employees in California can potentially receive...
California’s undocumented workers often work at the most dangerous jobs and suffer injuries at work just like anyone else. If that happens to you, you might be afraid to file for workers’ compensation benefits because of your status. You might even think you can’t get...
An injury at work usually means a visit to the doctor. A doctor visit ensures that the injury gets treated properly and helps a worker get a fair compensation. Worker's compensation in California pays for the employee's treatment and lost wages from work. However,...
