Workplace Injuries

No matter what your job is, doing it day after day takes a toll on your body. As an office worker, you don't face the more obvious injury risks that prevail in industries like construction or agriculture. But the risks of work-related injuries are there nonetheless....

Almost everything you do utilizes your back muscles in one way or another. That fact alone means that it shouldn't surprise you that some people suffer from back injuries because of work-related duties. In fact, there are many occupations that are associated with...

"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:...

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...

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...

Older workers may be more susceptible to suffering work injuries, but that fact does not relieve the employer from the duty to provide workers' compensation benefits to workers of any age who are injured on the job. As people age, certain physical changes take place...

Workers in California are at risk for suffering many different types of injuries. One of the most common types of injuries workers suffer is repetitive stress injuries.  Repetitive stress injuries may not sound that serious but they can cause long-term injuries...