Workers' Compensation law blog

Any employee can suffer an on-the-job injury. It doesn’t matter if you work in construction, in a warehouse, or sit at a desk all day, you never know when you could be struck by an injury. Of course, some industries...

The federal government passed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to protect employees and their pension plans as well as other benefits. ERISA governs several benefits for the employees and makes sure all employers continue to provide these benefits. ERISA is a...

Los Angeles workers like you who are surrounded by heavy equipment or machinery all day are at an increased risk of dealing with work injuries. While some mistakenly believe that freeing people immediately from being pinned or crushed is the best...

When a California worker clocks in and starts their day, the last thing they plan for is a slip and fall accident. While California itself may not be notorious for icy walkways, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of chances...

Of all the accidents that take place on construction sites, falls are by far the most common. There are a range of reasons for this. Sometimes, workers get careless and hop up on the scaffolding to do a quick job....

Most companies and their insurance carriers often reject or minimize the extent to which they compensate employees when unforeseen eventualities occur. Sometimes, they make fraudulent statements aimed at denying the employees their workers’ compensation benefits. A resident of Los Angeles...

Workplace injuries are widely considered as some of the most common hazards experienced by workers in various occupations. In most cases, workers are susceptible to dangerous risks especially in professions dealing in construction and the movement of heavy materials. If...

If your job entails constant movement, you can put a great deal of stress on your knees. We use our knees when we walk, kneel, crawl and lift. And some jobs, such as installing flooring and carpeting, involve putting much...

If you’re injured at work, your employer should have workers’ compensation insurance to cover your medical expenses and rehabilitation. In many cases, claims for workers’ comp go through just fine and employees are taken care of. However, that’s not always the...

You might think of workers’ compensation as something that only applies if you have an accident that injures you. While this is a big part of what workers’ compensation is for, those accidents are only one type of issue that...