Category Archives: California Workers’ Compensation
What To Do When Terminated While On Workers’ Comp?
Someone once said that you never work to justify a salary; you work only to justify your livelihood. However, whoever said that was probably never receiving workers’ compensation. Inherently and legally, you must justify receiving workers’ comp by filing a claim and with medical and legal documents. And depending on the severity of your… Read More »
How to Win a Workers Compensation case
The secret to Winning a Workers Compensation Case Both business owners and their employees should understand what is needed for workers’ compensation claims. Be sure to follow specific steps carefully; otherwise, some insurance carriers or companies may not provide benefits. Here is everything you need to know to be able to win a workers’… Read More »
Light Duty After a Work Injury — Do I have to Accept Light Duty Work?
Workers who are injured on the job in California have a number of rights, including the right to workers’ compensation coverage. Their workers’ comp coverage and whether they are able to go on disability, however, turn in part on their diagnosis and the severity of their injuries. Workers who can return to work in… Read More »
Domestic Workers and Workers’ Comp
Every employer in California is required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees, even if they have only one employee. How does that rule apply to domestic workers, such as nannies, gardeners, or maids? Does everyone who hires a nanny need to purchase workers’ comp insurance? Are domestic workers always protected in case… Read More »
How to Build a Strong Workers’ Comp Case
If you get hurt on the job in California, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. However, the process is not so simple. There are pitfalls that can lead a worker to lose out on benefits to which they should have been entitled for purely technical reasons. The stronger you build your case from… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Benefits Delayed / Not Paid: Penalties
If you work for an employer in California, regardless of the industry, you are entitled to workers’ compensation protection. When you are injured on the job or as a result of performing your job duties, you are entitled to workers’ comp benefits. If the workers’ comp insurance provider wrongfully denies you benefits or unjustifiably… Read More »
Cumulative Trauma and Workers’ Comp
Cumulative trauma is a common affliction affecting thousands of California workers. Cumulative trauma concerns injuries that arise over time or are cumulative of a variety of injuries. While California workers’ compensation law covers cumulative trauma injuries, proving a workers’ comp claim based on cumulative trauma can be complex and challenging. Read on to learn… Read More »
Steps to Document Your Work Injury
If you are injured on the job in California, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits from your employer. To qualify for benefits, however, you must make sure to jump through all the appropriate legal hoops. Employers and insurance providers often look for reasons to deny or limit payment on claims to protect their… Read More »
Can I Get Workers’ Comp with a Failed Drug Test?
If you are familiar with workers’ compensation in California, you likely know that workers’ comp is guaranteed for any worker injured on the job in California, with very limited exceptions. Workers who injure themselves on purpose, who injure themselves while doing something illegal (such as starting a fight), or who are hurt while performing… Read More »
What Should You Expect at a Workers’ Comp Deposition?
Workers injured on the job in California are guaranteed workers’ compensation insurance coverage provided through their employer. Employers and insurance providers are not always willing to pay, or they may have quibbles concerning the extent of your injuries, the necessity of certain treatments, your ability to return to work, or even whether the injury… Read More »
