Posts Tagged ‘injury’
Can An Employer Be Liable For Employee Exposure To Asbestos?
What Is Asbestos? The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines Asbestos as “the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals that are resistant to heat and corrosion.” Asbestos has been widely used for a variety of practical applications, including pipe insulation, floor tiles, building materials, and brakes…
Read More...How The Eggshell Plaintiff Doctrine May Support Your Claim
The Duty To Take The Plaintiff “As You Find Them” How does a preexisting condition affect your accident injury claim? What if the defendant argues that you already had the injuries you claim were sustained from the accident? Cornell’s Legal Information Institute defines the Eggshell Plaintiff Doctrine, also referred to as the Eggshell Skull Rule,…
Read More...Important Notice Regarding COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Benefits Eligibility for Immigrant Workers
New Alert From Insurance Commissioner Affects COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Benefits Eligibility for Immigrant Workers A new notice from Ricardo Lara, Insurance Commissioner, has important implications on the rights of immigrant workers in the United States. This year, Lara notified insurance companies that workers who have been affected by COVID-19 while working are eligible to receive…
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...Benefits of Uninsured Motorist Protection
Are You Protected by Your Auto Insurance From an Uninsured Drivers? Benefits of Uninsured Motorist Protection – People driving without any auto accident insurance usually have no assets. When these same people cause auto accidents, the car injury victim is left without any recovery despite legitimate injuries. In clear terms, where no insurance is in place…
Read More...Car Accident Case Settlement Amount Calculation
Calculating Case Settlement Value for a Car Accident – Many factors are at play in determining the value of a car accident bodily injury settlement amount. Some of the factors are objective facts surrounding the accident and injury, while others are subjective based upon the perspective and interests of the involved parties. Before diving into an…
Read More...Well Rounded Approach to California Workers Compensation Claims
California Workers Compensation Law Claims It is always important to plan ahead when you are the victim of a serious work related injury that could leave you with a permanent disability. When you have a permanent disability or impairment, you may not ever be able to return to your old job duties. Many injured workers…
Read More...What to Know About California Workers’ Compensation
What is California Workers’ Compensation Law? What to Know About California Workers’ Compensation Law- If you get injured on the job, your employer is required by law to pay for workers’ compensation benefits. You can get injured by: 1. One event at work. Examples: harming your back in a fall, getting burned by a chemical that…
Read More...When To File A California Workers Compensation Claim
Filing a California Workers Compensation Claim Help Information – Every on the job accident injury is unique, involving different employers, insurance companies and injury specifics. Since every workers comp accident case is unique, each situation needs to be evaluated on a case by case basis. This is where the experience of a workmans comp lawyer…
Read More...California Workers Compensation Law Attorney Services
Attorney Services For California Workers Compensation Law Claims In the event a dispute arises in the claims process that cannot be resolved between the employee and the adjuster, the employee has the right to file an application for adjudication of claim with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). To do so, the employee may file…
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