Workers' Compensation law blog

Scenario: Jane just started celebrated your 1st year work anniversary. Jane loves her new place of work and is so excited to spend many more years working at that same job. Let’s say she is working as a healthcare worker....

When you find something you love to do, you typically want to do it all the time. You want to repeat what you love. This is the same for your job, whether you love it or not. We have the...

Did you know that you, an injured employee receiving workers’ compensation benefits, turning down your California employer’s offer to do modified or alternative work while recovering could result in the loss of certain workers’ comp benefits? We get it. You...

Whether you have a family-owned or small business in California, there are certain laws and requirements regarding workers’ compensation insurance that business owners have to follow and comply with. Here at the Koszdin, Fields & Sherry law firm, our best workers...

You may be surprised how many injured and disabled workers in California ask this question when calling our lawyers here at the Koszdin, Fields & Sherry law firm. The situation is pretty much the same in each of these cases....

Do your coworkers smoke in the workplace so much that it is difficult to breathe at times? Or does your occupational environment get smoky because the office is improperly ventilated? You may be entitled to receive workers’ comp benefits in...

Suffering an injury on the job in Lancaster, California can turn your life at a moment’s notice. You might not be able to return to work for quite a while. For others, they might try to work through an injury...

If you are ever injured on the job in Los Angeles the moments following the accident that led to your injury are vital to your workers’ compensation claim. Aside from reporting the injury to your employer immediately and seeking medical...

If you are in the nursing profession, it is likely that you or a co-worker has sustained an injury at one time or another while on the job. Thankfully, workers’ compensation benefits should help to offset any costs associated with...

Workers’ compensation is designed to give you medical benefits and lost wages while you recover from a work injury. However, it’s not always clear what a “work injury” means. For example, are you considered “at work” when you are going...