When you suffer an injury while on the job, you are entitled to workers' compensation benefits in California. If the injury will cause you to miss work for an extended period, the benefits will be paid until you are cleared to return. Now, what happens if you are...
Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
Law Offices of Duarte, Urstoeger & Ruble, LLP
How to prevent a crane accident in California
Construction sites are so incredibly dangerous. Between the heavy equipment, the power tools, the trenches, the scaffolding and the cranes, workers are at risk with every move they make when on a construction site in Stanislaus. Cranes are an important part of many...
How to avoid a delay in workers’ compensation benefits
Suffering a workplace injury in California can cause you quite a bit of stress. The situation can get even worse if the benefits are delayed for any reason. Today, we will look at how you can avoid a delay in workers' compensation benefits if you are injured on the...
Work-related back injuries will just get worse if you ignore them
Modern American culture prizes independence and toughness. It's little surprise then, that so many people who get hurt at work try to stick it out and ignore their injuries. People often think that if they ignore minor symptoms, they will go away over time. While that...
An overview of trench safety in California
Working at a construction site where trenches are present can be incredibly dangerous. Trenches need to be built carefully and then maintained so that workers in and around them do not suffer injuries or even death. When you go to work each day in California with...
Looking at workers’ compensation fraud in California
Workers' compensation benefits are vital to the health and well-being of the California workforce. Thousands of employers offer these benefits to their employees in Stanislaus and throughout the state. The best thing about workers' compensation insurance in California...
Tips for preventing power tool accidents on the job
Power tools are important pieces of equipment that are used in almost every facet of construction. You can't walk onto a construction site without hearing the hum of a saw or the compressed air of a staple gun. However, power tools are very dangerous, even for those...
Deadlines for reporting a workplace injury
Workplace injuries are more common than you might think. These injuries can be avoidable for the most part but can lead to some very serious issues in Stanislaus. If you or a co-worker winds up suffering an injury on the job, you need to report it as soon as possible....
Medical workers are at increased risk for serious work injuries
If you had to make a list of the career paths most likely to result in serious injuries, you'd probably focus on jobs in the fields of construction and manufacturing, or perhaps meat-packing or farming. It's true that those can be some of the most dangerous jobs, but...
Preventing scaffolding accidents in Stanislaus
Construction is occurring all over Stanislaus, California, and most of it involves the use of scaffolding at some point or another. Scaffolding is most often constructed outside of a building being remodeled or built. It is used by construction workers so they can...

