Although the vast majority of workers’ compensation claims are settled within weeks or even days, complex claims in which the employer’s insurance company contests the employee’s workers’ comp claim or disputes the severity of the employee’s injury are quite common …
The fact that your workers’ comp attorney is not responding to your calls and emails is outrageous, unless he/she has legitimate reasons for the delay in response… In some cases, communication issues with your workers’ compensation lawyer can be resolved, …
Whenever you are hurt on the job it is easy to just sweep it under the rug and take partial responsibility. When accidents happen, your employers may be quick to get you feeling better, but they may not be upfront …
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, …
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 …
What comes to mind when you think of dangerous jobs? Sure, we know all the TV shows of longshoremen and fishermen pulling our lobsters out of the sea. We hear about how dangerous they are. We probably think of firefighters …
Since the 1970s employers in the United States have had to follow regulations laid out by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. OSHA enforces safety standards in the workplace as a means to try to prevent workplace injuries, both fatal …
Worker’s comp is a valuable type of insurance for injured workers, but make no mistake; when you file a worker’s comp claim, you’re dealing with a for-profit insurance company that has a vested interest in minimizing the payments that you …
One of the most common workplace injuries that Los Angeles workers compensation attorneys see among their clients is the forklift injury. Forklifts are used in a wide range of business sectors, from warehouses to construction sites. Around 20,000 workers find …
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. …