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How to Protect Older Employees from Injuries
BY: Koszdin | Saturday, December 8, 2018.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...
Most Common Reasons for Denial of Workers’ Comp Claims
BY: Koszdin | Friday, December 7, 2018.We know that your work is your livelihood and that you need the income to support yourself and your family. When you go to work each day, you can do so comfortably knowing that if you are injured on-the-job that...
Disabled at Work? Know the Benefits Protected By Law
BY: Koszdin | Tuesday, December 4, 2018.We know that you work for a few reasons, the most important of them to provide an income for yourself and your family. When anything jeopardizes your ability to make that income, you need to know what to do. Perhaps...
Are Mental Illnesses Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
BY: Koszdin | Saturday, December 1, 2018.Yes. The state of California recognizes that employees can suffer from mental illnesses due to work related stress. If you are searching for answers to this question then you or someone you love must be suffering from serious mental illness...
Mental Health Claims: Where to Start?
BY: Koszdin | Friday, November 30, 2018.ABC News covered a story on the American workforce. They discovered that Americans are amongst the most overworked in the industrialized world. There has been an increase in how many hours Americans week a work to over 40 hours. This article...
Mental Health In the Workplace Is Neglected
BY: Koszdin | Saturday, November 24, 2018.An article published earlier this year in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine discusses mental health in the workplace and how employers do not do enough to help employees who suffer from mental health illnesses. In some key findings, and ones...
Cal/OSHA Issues Worker Safety Advisory Because Of Fires
BY: Koszdin | Friday, November 23, 2018.Wildfires have ravaged California and the Los Angeles area all month and everyone is aware that many people are at risk for injury or illness. We know that Cal/OSHA has issued an advisory for workers and employers in the regions where...
First Responders Have High Suicide Rates
BY: Koszdin | Friday, November 16, 2018.We were reading a story from Illinois the other day and what it said concerning worker mental health, particularly the mental health of first responders, is striking. The story revolves around police officers who want to seek mental health treatment and how...
California And Worker Lead Poisoning
BY: Koszdin | Tuesday, November 6, 2018.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...
Work Is Changing Our Mental Health
BY: Koszdin | Monday, November 5, 2018.In total, the workplace is responsible for around 120,000 deaths a year, according to a new study. We also know that our work environments can cause us to stress as well, which can really impact our mental health. Many people think...