Workers' Compensation law blog

Back injuries are the most common serious injury on the job. They are also the ones insurers fight hardest. The reason is not the injury. It is that almost every adult back already shows some wear on a scan, and...

You reported the injury. A few weeks later your hours got cut, or the schedule stopped working around your appointments, or you were let go outright. The timing feels obvious to you. California has a specific law for exactly this,...

A serious work injury can take more than your health. Sometimes it takes your job, the one you were trained to do, because your body can no longer handle it. When that happens in California, you are not just sent...

Most people hurt on the job in California file for workers' comp and stop there. That makes sense, because workers' comp is usually the only claim you can bring against your own employer. But your employer is not always the...

Not every work injury happens in a single moment. Sometimes there is no fall, no crash, no single day you can point to. Instead there are years of the same motion and the same strain, until one day your body...

A denial letter lands in your mailbox, and it feels final. The insurance company says no, and you are hurt, out of work, and out of options. Take a breath. In California, a denied workers' comp claim is often just...

You went to the QME. You sat through the exam and went home. Now you are waiting, and no one really explained what happens next. The QME, short for Qualified Medical Evaluator, is one of the most important steps in...

If you have an open workers’ comp claim, the settlement part can feel like a black box. People hear “lump sum” or “settlement conference” and assume money is right around the corner, but the timeline depends on where your case...

Understanding the difference between temporary and permanent disability helps injured workers in Los Angeles plan benefits, income, and next steps under California’s workers’ compensation system. This article explains how each benefit works, when payments start and stop, and what changes...

If you’re injured on the job in Los Angeles or anywhere in California, you may wonder whether you can bring a lawsuit against your employer for your injuries. The short answer is: usually not, but there are narrow exceptions. In...