Injured Workers Should Not Stand Alone
A local event rental company is being investigated by the California's Division of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration following the tragic death of one of their temporary laborers while taking down a VIP tent at the BottleRock Music Festival in Napa...
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...
Workers who operate heavy equipment or work near heavy equipment must ensure that they are using proper safety procedures. This is especially true when those workers are digging trenches or excavating land. The workers who are in the trench or near the excavation must...
There are a host of issues that can lead to a workers' compensation claim. These claims aren't based only on accidents that occur in the workplace. When the workplace is unsafe because of toxins, workers who suffer from the effects of those toxins might choose to file...
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...
