Falls from heights, motor vehicle collisions and other accidents occurring in the workplace or while people are on the job may result in serious injuries, including spinal cord injuries. Classified as complete or incomplete, SCIs typically cause partial or total...
You hurt yourself at work recently, but your employer has workers' compensation. Unfortunately, that does not mean your company handled your situation right. Do you know whether your employer dropped the ball? Chron breaks down employer responsibilities for addressing...
The law affirms your rights to file a workers' compensation claim for an injury arising from your job. It is illegal for your employer to take negative action against you as a "punishment" for exercising them. Unfortunately, some employers still attempt to retaliate...
Scaffolds are present at many construction sites throughout California and the United States. In fact, approximately 65% of workers in the construction industry do work which requires scaffolds. Scaffolds are a convenient and necessary part of most any construction...
Most people in California likely understand that workers' compensation benefits help to pay for the expenses related to one's work-related injury so they do not suffer a financial hardship while away from work. Yet what happens if your loved one's workplace accident...
A California construction site contains many hazards, and when you work in the construction industry, your chance of sustaining a work-related injury or fatality is high. Most construction deaths and many construction-related injuries result from the same four hazards...
From construction and factory work to health care, immigrant workers are an essential part of the U.S. labor force. That is especially true in California, where one in every three employees is an immigrant. Unfortunately, many immigrants do not know that California...
The construction industry provides its practitioners with a number of unique benefits (chief of which may be the freedom from the confines of a traditional office). This perk alone no doubt attracts a number of people to this particular line of work. Yet for all of...
You face many work hazards while on the job. This is true no matter where you work. Every job will have its own set of potential risks, though some industries naturally come with higher and stronger risk rates than others. But a crush injury could potentially happen...
As the number of Americans shopping online increases, so, too do the number of warehouses in operation across California and the nation and the number of employees working within them. More warehouses and warehouse workers mean more injuries and fatalities. These...