Recent Blog Posts
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 »
Understanding Workers Comp Statute of Limitation in CA
For individuals who end up becoming injured on the job, it is essential to understand the rules and regulations that govern both worker’s compensation in general and the statute of limitations that come along with such compensation. If you do not possess a comprehensive understanding of these two legal elements, you’re going to need… Read More »
Who Can Be Excluded From Workers Compensation in California?
Employees in California are responsible for reporting all accidents that occur while working or sustain work-related injuries. Even employers who only house one employee are accountable for offering workers compensation benefits to employees. The benefits include medical care, temporary and permanent disability benefits, work alterations upon return to work, supplemental benefits, and death benefits…. Read More »
How To Get Carpal Tunnel Workers’ Compensation With The Right Lawyer
Working from home was a “foreign” concept before COVID-19. For some companies, it was a last resort if you really couldn’t come into work. Today it’s the norm for almost everyone. COVID-19 has changed a lot of our societal behaviors and practices. Some might say for the better. But for those working from home,… Read More »
What Is the Workers Comp Disability Rating Scale
No one goes to work one day thinking that they may be injured so severely that they won’t be able to later work for a living. And while it isn’t a given that you may be injured at work, it is a statistical potentiality. Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that almost three out… Read More »
What To Do If You Are Denied Workers Compensation
Pain is something that we usually learn to live with over time, especially if you live with chronic pain or injuries incurred in the workplace. Additionally, the only way you can live with workplace-derived injuries while on workers’ compensation is to legally and medically prove that you live with workplace-derived and life-altering injuries. Workers’… Read More »
When You Should Get a Workers Comp Lawyer
The administrative process of the workers’ compensation system is not difficult to navigate. It is designed for those affected to make claims easily. Most claims are processed without too much of a challenge to the claimant. There are even a few occasions when a personal injury lawyer can handle your injury that happened at… Read More »
