Category Archives: California Workers’ Compensation
What is a QME?
If you are injured while on the job, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation. In order to bring a claim for workers’ compensation in California, there are a variety of legal hoops and hurdles you must overcome. If you and your employer or the insurer have any disagreements as to what benefits you… Read More »
Surviving Family of Worker Can Bring Workers’ Compensation Claims
SURVIVING FAMILY OF WORKER CAN BRING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS Family members of workers who are fatally injured in workplace accidents are often unsure of their legal rights. Under California law, the surviving family members of an employee who has passed as the result of a workplace accident may have a claim for workers’ compensation,… Read More »
Can I Be Fired For Filing A Workers’ Compensation Claim In California?
California employees injured on the job are entitled to medical treatment, temporary total disability benefits (“TTD”), temporary partial disability (“TPD”), and permanent disability (“PD”) depending on the extent of their injury. Although a workers’ compensation claim is not necessarily a lawsuit against the employer, employers sometimes take offense to an employee filing workers’ compensation… Read More »