Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
A key selling point for any California home is its kitchen countertops. Buyers want to see granite, marble or engineered stone. To meet this demand, a large industry has sprung up, employing thousands of Californians who cut the material. Researchers have found that...
Most people in California know that the workers’ compensation system is in place to help workers who are injured on the job. What about their rights that should, in theory, help prevent on the job injuries to begin with? As the website for the Occupational Safety and...
You work hard to support yourself and provide for your family. The problem is when the kind of work you do exposes you to risks and hazards. As a worker in California, you should know the benefits you can receive in case of an injury or illness caused by your job....
There are some professions that people recognize as being inherently risky, and there are many others that people assume are generally safe. Workers in California who drive for a living or work in the construction industry, for example, are likely aware that they...
Being an employee for a school district can be incredibly taxing on not just your physical but mental health as well. The long work hours and heavy workloads can easily drain energy from you, and it doesn’t take much for school district employees to feel stressed....
When you suffer a work-related injury that leaves you permanently disabled, your employer can offer alternative or modified work when you return. Of course, the physician treating you must first declare that you’re able to work before returning. However, specific...
While all jobs pose health and safety risks to workers, some occupations expose workers more to risks. One example of this is public safety officers. For this reason, certain labor laws allow public safety officers to benefit from presumptions, such as duty belt, that...
If you get injured on the job, it will not just cause you pain and suffering. It can also disrupt your daily routines. Your difficulties can even escalate when your injury results in a permanent disability. Things may never be the same as your pre-injury life,...
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control revealed that 18% of all 1,176,340 nonfatal work injuries involved slips, trips, and falls, leading to days away from work in 2020. During the same year, more than 196,000 severe injuries caused by contact with...
Most employers take steps to create safe and secure workplaces for their employees. But no matter how cautious and careful both employers and employees are, workplace accidents still happen. And when they do, the resulting injuries can range from minor bruises to...
