Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
Many people drive as part of their daily work. For some workers, like transportation professionals and delivery drivers, driving may be one of the only things the worker does each day. For others, like HVAC professionals or insurance adjusters, driving occasionally...
Workers who get hurt on the job or who develop a work-related medical condition have to carefully follow the rules if they want to obtain and retain workers' compensation insurance benefits. Not only do you need to see a specific doctor, but you are also required to...
Maybe your doctor just informed you that the reduced lifting strength in your arms is a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome that you developed from gripping and using tools all day at work. Perhaps you fell from scaffolding while helping repair a building's brickwork and...
Peace officers and firefighters have difficult jobs. They’re often among the public and face real dangers almost every time they go on a shift. They face the risk of auto collisions, aggressive or violent people attacking them, burns from fires and other dangerous...
In many industries, falls are one of the leading causes of injury. Consider construction, for instance, where workers can fall from partially-constructed buildings, from rooftops or ladders. Painters, roofers, warehouse workers and many others also face serious fall...
If you work in health care, there is likely one thing you have worried about more than anything else this last year. Yet, there are many other ways to get ill or injured on the job, which continue to present as much of a risk as ever. When you work in the health...
If you start a workers’ compensation claim after getting hurt on the job, you hope that you will get a quick approval and begin to receive the benefits that you need. Unfortunately, some people will have to deal with a denial. Workers’ compensation claims can be...
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health prescribes strict safety regulations for all industries. Employers must provide workplaces that are free of known hazards. Safety standards include the safe operation of company vehicles. Safety training for...
Tree workers in California face multiple life-threatening safety hazards each day. Chainsaws, log splitters and other power tools understandably cause many injuries, but dangers can lurk in areas where employees might least expect. This often results in severe or...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently reported that California workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Fresno appear to face exceptionally high injury risks. Analysis of OSHA records shows that 307 occupational illnesses and injuries...
