The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California recently released its annual WCIRB Geo Study. This study serves to highlight the differences between various characteristics of workers’ compensation claims in regions throughout California. The report’s findings are worth exploring in …
Anyone who lives in California or who follows news regarding California wildfires likely knows that fire seasons in the state have grown longer and more intense in recent years. Some of the consequences of these prolonged fire seasons are easy …
A person’s job plays a major role in their life. It thus comes as no surprise that those who suffer from mental health issues relating to stress often cite work as one of the top contributors to their feelings of …
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 …
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 …
Amazon is one of the most successful companies in the world and owner Jeff Bezos is worth more than $150 billion, making him the richest person in the history of the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Despite all …
Workers’ compensation is a “no-fault” system. That means that you do not have to prove that your employer did anything wrong to get benefits. It also goes both ways—you can still get benefits even if your work injury was partially …
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. That means that if you work as a nanny, maid, or in any other type of domestic setting, your employer must have workers’ compensation insurance, even …
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 …