As an employee, you are likely aware of your rights to workers’ compensation if you were to suffer an injury related to your job. However, you may be surprised that there can be challenges faced when seeking these benefits. Even when you are entitled to compensation...
Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
Month: October 2024
Is workers’ compensation available if a third party is to blame?
Every job comes with a degree of risk. Those who work in landscaping could hurt themselves with heavy machinery or end up sickened due to chemical exposure. Office workers can suffer electrical injuries or repetitive stress injuries. Often, an employer is at least...
Newsom vetoes change to workers’ compensation
The workers’ compensation system in California is fairly straightforward: When an employee is injured or becomes ill due to on-the-job conduct, that employee gets his medical treatment covered by the employer’s insurance and also gets a share of lost wages if...
What do I do if my employer denies my workers’ comp claim?
If your employer denies your workers’ compensation claim in California, it can feel overwhelming. You were hurt on the job, and now, your boss is denying you the benefits you need to get back to work. Do not fret. You have several options to challenge the denial....
