Posts Tagged ‘Best California Work Injury Lawyers’
Workers Compensation and Working From Home: What You Need to Know
Workers Compensation Working From Home – The COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home. This is a great opportunity for workers, but also comes with risks. If you are injured while working from home, is worker’s compensation available to help? In this blog post, we will answer that question and give you some…
Read More...How to Calculate Temporary Disability Payments After Work-Related Injury [2023]
Introduction to How to Calculate Temporary Disability Payments After Work-Related Injury [2023] If you are injured at work, one of the benefits you may be entitled to is temporary disability payments. You might be wondering, how to Calculate Temporary Disability payments after work-related injury. This can be a confusing process to understand because the workers’…
Read More...How to Get Paid Temporary Disability When You’re Hurt at Work
If you’ve been injured at work, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to make ends meet. Workers’ compensation is supposed to help with that, but sometimes the insurance company doesn’t pay out what they’re supposed to. In this blog post, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about getting paid Temporary Disability when you’re…
Read More...When to file a personal injury lawsuit with a workers compensation claim
If you ever were injured while on the job, do you ever ask yourself what you should do next? Do you ever ask what type of claim you should file? Should you file a workers compensation claim or a personal injury lawsuit? Did you know you may be file both claims at the same time?…
Read More...California Workers Compensation Industrial Injury Defined
Defining California Workers’ Compensation Injury California Workers Compensation Industrial Injury Defined – An industrial injury is any incident that an individual faces resulting in his/her suffering from a medical condition or need for medical treatment due to any exposure or incident at work. It does not have to be anticipated by the employer in order for the…
Read More...California Work Injury Eligibility
California Work Injury Eligibility. Eligibility Requirements For California Workers Compensation – The law requires that companies hold industrial injury insurance for every single employee. The law applies to all employers who operate within California, no matter how small. Defining An Employee Under Current State Compensation Law For the purposes of coverage, an individual is an employee once…
Read More...Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program
Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program. California Labor Code Section 139.48 implemented through Senate Bill 863 created a $120 Million fund for a Supplement Program called Return to Work (RTW). The RTW fund provides aid for workers who need retraining to return to the workforce to a meaningful profession or trade. In addition to…
Read More...California Workers Compensation Lawyer
Workers Compensation Lawyer In California With Experience California Workers Compensation – No matter what line of work or occupation, each and every worker is at risk for an on the job injury. The injury could arise from a specific accident such as a slip and fall or an auto collision. Or the injury may occur over…
Read More...California Workers Compensation System Development
California Workers Compensation History California Workers Compensation System Development – The laws that comprise California’s current workers’ compensation system developed over time. The origins of the system trace back to the industrial revolution in the late 19th century. In addition, as mass production and factories increased, many workers fell victims to employers’ disinclination to take responsibility in…
Read More...Workers Compensation Independent Medical Review Process
Workers Compensation Independent Medical Review Process – After a work related injury, the injured person should be permitted to see a doctor at an industrial clinic within the workers’ compensation insurance network. The physician within the network is known as an MPN doctor. That MPN doctor will request needed treatment to cure or relieve the effects…
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