Category: Workplace injuries

The United States Postal Service creed states “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” Unfortunately for the USPS, OSHA doesn’t see the same vision. It has...

When non-Californians think about California, they almost always think of Hollywood and Los Angeles. They also make think of the vast wineries throughout the state. And of course, they would because California markets itself as the land of glitz and...

California law requires insurance companies to pay penalties to injured workers when insurers make a late workers’ comp payment. Long story short, the penalty for an insurance company’s failure to make a payment in a timely manner is between 10...

Occupational diseases are workplace illnesses that can occur as a by-product of working in a specific field. Not all jobs expose their employees to conditions that create illnesses. In order to get a better understanding of what constitutes an occupational...

As we grow older, our needs begin to change. This also includes the way we perform at work. That does not mean that older citizens cannot be productive. On the contrary, older employees bring valuable experience and knowledge to the...

Did you know that Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have required the state Department of Public Health to alert Cal/OSHA when a worker had too much lead in their blood? As the article points out, lead poisoning is a...