Workers' Compensation law blog

Any workplace can be a stressful place. But, when your work causes severe mental and emotional damage that is beyond the typical stressors of day-to-day work, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits under California law. You should...

Anyone who employs at least one worker in California must have workers’ compensation insurance. If you work as a nanny, maid, or in any other domestic setting, your employer must have workers’ compensation insurance, even if you are their only...

Every year, 350 California workers will be killed because of work injuries. The Sacramento Bee published statistics that show the industries and jobs that have the highest numbers of fatalities in California in April 2018. Their information is based on a study...

People do not always fully recover from their workplace injuries. As difficult as it may sound, permanent partial disability is something you will have to live with. And while it may seem as if you are useless and no longer...

A workplace injury is something people are never prepared for, so when they get injured on the job, many do not know what their legal rights and options are. If you do not know your rights, there is a high...

All employers in Van Nuys and all across California are required to have workers’ compensation insurance to ensure that employees who suffer from work-related injuries and illnesses get the medical care they need in a timely manner. California employers also...

Many people in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California may not know this, but there is actually a program that allows injured workers to get a one-time $5,000 return-to-work payment after a workplace injury. The program is called the Return-to-Work Supplement...

If you have been injured on the job, and you are unable to work because of your workplace injury, you are most likely eligible for temporary disability benefits. Temporary disability (TD) benefits are payments you receive while recovering from an...

More than 8.5 Americans work either rotating shifts or night shifts, but only a small percentage of them know that such symptoms as excessive sleepiness and insomnia – closely associated with the so-called shift work disorder – can lay the...

Many workers in Los Angeles and all across California wonder: “Do skin conditions and diseases qualify as work-related injuries?” In other words, can you obtain worker’s compensation benefits for a skin-related condition or injury? The answer is “Yes, you can,” says our Los Angeles workplace...