Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
A California construction site sent most workers home recently after a worker was killed in a work-related accident at the location. According to reports, the man worked for a contracted company that was involved with construction at the site. The man had come to the...
"Fair protection for the vulnerable." Isn't that, well, fair when it comes to outcomes for California workers who suffer on-the-job accidents and injuries and must turn to their employers and insurance companies for assistance in a great time of need Put another way:...
Any way you slice it, agricultural work is dangerous work. Working here in the Modesto area or elsewhere in the Central Valley, you may have already experienced this personally. In this post, we will use an FAQ format to discuss some of the common hazards that...
A long-time California victims' compensation policy that had been overturned only a few months ago had the first of certain cases of work-related injury to be approved by the board. The cases were claimed by prostitutes who had been raped while on the job. Many people...
After reportedly causing a car accident, a man who serves on the board of a California city's water agency received workers' compensation. However, because of two previous convictions of driving under the influence, his driver's license has been suspended since 2003....
There is some risk of being injured at work every time a person goes to work, whether that person has a desk job or one in the construction industry. Two California carpenters recently had cause to file a claim for being injured at work. A spokesperson for the...
Workplace injuries happen in California quite often. These injuries end up interrupting the work process and sometimes may result in a workers' compensation claim. A recent report on workplace injuries rates the most common types of injuries suffered by employees....
It is tough enough to deal with the physical repercussions of getting injured at work but, in so many cases, the employee also has to cope with the financial ones, as well. Some California police officers are dealing with collection agencies regarding unpaid medical...
Most California residents go to work each day expecting a fairly safe work environment and to not be injured at work. While there is a risk for some harm in every job, three employees who work at an Amgen Inc. laboratory did not expect to be injured at work the day...
In an effort to further enhance its laws regarding the protection of its working class, the California legislature has recently passed measures to strengthen the rights of employees in their state. Many of the changes to current laws affecting employees went into...
