Workers’ Compensation
Workers’ Compensation Law – If you have actually been injured on the job in California, workers’ compensation laws could entitle you to particular advantages. These benefits can consist of payment of medical costs, compensation while you’re unable to work, employment recovery, irreversible partial disability benefits, or complete impairment advantages. Your California job or company’s workers’ compensation insurance accountables for paying these advantages.
Taking “The Offer” From Amazon? Consult A Work Injury Lawyer First
Taking “The Offer” From Amazon? Consult A Work Injury Lawyer First – Each year after the holidays, usually in mid-late January, Amazon makes “the offer”. The offer is an agreement made between Amazon and the employee where the employee agrees to quite and not apply for rehire, ever. The level of the employee off depends on…
Read More...Determining the Quality of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Determining the Quality of Workers’ Compensation Benefits Workers’ compensation benefits were realized and put into law to protect workers if injured while on the job. Employers are required by law to pay for these benefits if an employee were injured. Although required by law, states vary in their benefits. Some states provide the best workers…
Read More...California Workers Compensation Industrial Injury Defined
Defining California Workers’ Compensation Injury California Workers Compensation Industrial Injury Defined – An industrial injury is any incident that an individual faces resulting in his/her suffering from a medical condition or need for medical treatment due to any exposure or incident at work. It does not have to be anticipated by the employer in order for the…
Read More...California Work Injury Eligibility
California Work Injury Eligibility. Eligibility Requirements For California Workers Compensation – The law requires that companies hold industrial injury insurance for every single employee. The law applies to all employers who operate within California, no matter how small. Defining An Employee Under Current State Compensation Law For the purposes of coverage, an individual is an employee once…
Read More...Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program
Work Injury Return to Work Supplement Program. California Labor Code Section 139.48 implemented through Senate Bill 863 created a $120 Million fund for a Supplement Program called Return to Work (RTW). The RTW fund provides aid for workers who need retraining to return to the workforce to a meaningful profession or trade. In addition to…
Read More...California Workers Compensation Lawyer
Workers Compensation Lawyer In California With Experience California Workers Compensation – No matter what line of work or occupation, each and every worker is at risk for an on the job injury. The injury could arise from a specific accident such as a slip and fall or an auto collision. Or the injury may occur over…
Read More...California Workers Compensation System Development
California Workers Compensation History California Workers Compensation System Development – The laws that comprise California’s current workers’ compensation system developed over time. The origins of the system trace back to the industrial revolution in the late 19th century. In addition, as mass production and factories increased, many workers fell victims to employers’ disinclination to take responsibility in…
Read More...Workers Compensation Independent Medical Review Process
Workers Compensation Independent Medical Review Process – After a work related injury, the injured person should be permitted to see a doctor at an industrial clinic within the workers’ compensation insurance network. The physician within the network is known as an MPN doctor. That MPN doctor will request needed treatment to cure or relieve the effects…
Read More...CA Workers Compensation Return to Work Supplement Program
CA Workers Compensation Return to Work Supplement Program CA Workers Compensation Return to Work Supplement Program – California Labor Code Section 139.48 implemented through Senate Bill 863 created a $120 Million fund for a Supplement Program called Return to Work (RTW). The RTW fund was created to provide aid for workers whose disability benefits are extremely…
Read More...Undocumented California Workers Compensation Legal Rights
Undocumented California Workers Compensation Legal Rights Undocumented California Workers Compensation Legal Rights Allow Claiming Industrial Injury Compensation and Medical Benefits. Illegal immigration, particularly from Mexico, has been an issue in the United States for many years now. With a changing executive and a changing legislature, the governments stance on immigration policy fluctuates from hostile to ambivalent. To…
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