California Workers’ Compensation Articles

It is the responsibility of your employer to provide a workplace that is free from hazards and unsafe conditions. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employers to maintain a workplace that is free of dangerous health and safety conditions that can result in illness, injury, or death and grants employees several important rights if violations occur. But, is your workplace safe? Some signs that could indicate safety problems in the workplace include:

If you were injured in the workplace and sustained a fracture, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Broken bones are one of the most common types of work injuries and can be the result of a variety of workplace accidents including, but not limited to, a fall from a height, a motor vehicle accident, a slip, and fall accident, or being struck by falling objects or equipment. When you suffer from a broken bone

Police officers and firefighters injured on the job have legal rights, and they are generally better than those accorded “civilians.” Some of these “extra” rights are available to “civilians” working for the Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation. All employees are eligible to apply for workers compensation in the event that they suffer an injury while on the job. Above that, injured on duty police officers are covered under a special section of the California Labor

If you sustain an injury while working, you’re entitled to file a claim against your employer’s workers comp insurance to cover treatment. In the acute phase of the injury, you may have hospital and doctor bills, lost wages from missing work, and other associated costs. In the long term, depending on the type of injury, you may need to pursue a larger claim that covers future costs for things like physical therapy, pain, and suffering,

Natural resource extraction industries, together with agriculture, form the basis of the primary sector of the economy; in other words, this is the sector of an economy that makes direct use of raw materials such as coal and timber. Natural resource extraction industries include mining, logging, oil and gas drilling, and forestry. Natural resource extraction and mining is considered to be a high-risk industry with respect to workers’ compensation. Employees in these types of jobs