Workers on California highways will always be vulnerable, whether they are doing road maintenance or picking up litter. Some drivers pay little or no attention, regardless of the number of signs put out to warn motorists of the presence of workers. Many personal...
Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
Month: August 2018
Teachers risk violence from students and their parents
California teachers today face a host of hazards with which teachers in past generations never had to cope. In fact, the students themselves pose significant risks to their teachers, according to a report titled "The Dirty Little Secret." It was written by a member of...
Personal injury: Man loses mother and grandmother in crash
When a loved one dies in a car accident, the trauma that surviving family members suffer could be severe. This is also the case for a California man who is struggling to deal with the fact that he lost his grandmother and his mother in a suspected DUI crash on a...
Chemical exposure victims might file workers’ compensation claims
Exposure to hazardous chemicals can have severe consequences. Workers' compensation claims in California frequently follow such exposure, and victims might suffer long-term health effects. At least 40 people were affected by an unknown chemical hazard in Los Angeles...
Workers’ compensation benefits denied for firefighter with cancer
The fact that firefighters can develop cancer as a result of their employment has been established. Under California laws, the state's workers' compensation insurance program regards cancer as a compensable work-related disease for firefighters. However, most such...