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Steps to Finding an Attorney By Specialty
A single unlucky day can set you back thousands of dollars. It could be discrimination at your full-time job. It could be a domestic abuse situation. How do you find an attorney by specialty when there are thousands of options at your disposal? Specialized attorneys are your best bet toward finding a reasonable legal… Read More »
Using Sick Leave Vs. Vacation Time to Cover Workers’ Compensation
After you become injured at work, you may not have the ability to perform your vocational responsibilities due to your injury. While you wait for your workers’ compensation case to settle, your boss may ask you to use either your sick time or vacation time to make up for days you missed as a… Read More »
Do You Get Paid If You’re Injured at Work? Get Informed on California Law
If you get hurt on the job, you deserve compensation. Learn everything about workers’ compensation law in California so that you can take the proper steps to put yourself in the position to get the highest settlement. Types of Injuries There are three main types of injuries when talking about workers’ compensation law: temporary… Read More »
What You Should Know About Workers’ Compensation Limits
No one likes getting injured while working. It can be challenging to deal with since an injury could prevent one from working and give them a permanent disability. However, depending on the case, an employee will be covered under California’s Workers’ Compensation policy. It gives them financial reimbursement for all fees associated with a… Read More »
What To Expect From A Good Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in California
After you get injured at work, you deserve compensation, and a workers’ compensation attorney can help you get the largest settlement possible for your case with their knowledge of the law. However, if you never went through the process before, you may not know what to expect from your workers’ compensation lawyer. Use this… Read More »
Is Workers’ Compensation An Employee Benefit?
Who can benefit from workers’ compensation benefits? Does every employee at every workplace get the protection, or do employers consider it an addition to certain employees? We explain who legally qualifies for workers’ compensation in California and what qualifies as a work-related injury. Who Gets Workers’ Compensation Both full-time and part-time employees qualify for… Read More »
What To Do When Workers’ Comp Refuses To Pay for Your Necessary Medical Care
If you become injured on the job and your work injury requires medical care, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer will always be responsible for paying the whole of any necessary medical treatment which is reasonable. However, you are not responsible for co-payments in these cases. Your medical providers are also prohibited by law from… Read More »
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit: Do You Qualify?
The worst kind of assumptions to make in life are usually the ones that are made obliviously. Never make assumptions about your physical ability to continuously work at a pace that assures you will always be able to support yourself. Many people assume that they will never get hurt at work. Or they believe… Read More »
Workers Comp for Illegal Immigrants: Taking the Proper Steps
California believes that workmans’ compensation extends to undocumented persons working in the state. Undocumented workers can receive workers’ comp with some stipulations. Undocumented or “illegal” immigrants cannot claim temporary disability when they can perform modified work or light duty that allows them to keep earning their paycheck. They also cannot take any job displacement… Read More »
Guide to Workers’ Comp Future Medical Care “Buyouts”
When you have a work-related injury, there are a variety of ways that you can seek compensation. In many states, employers are required to have workers’ compensation insurance to operate legally. This makes sure that if you are injured at work, you will be properly reimbursed for medical and other expenses. Workers’ comp “buyouts”… Read More »
