Health care professionals are supposed to take care of those who are sick or injured. However, it turns out that health care staffers in California and other states may also need some care of their own. A study has recently revealed that health care staffers have an...
According to a recent report published by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, work-related accidents in the health care industry are a bigger problem than most of us realize. In addition, not a heck of a lot has been done to address well-known risks to workers in...
Earlier this week, four construction workers were injured in Foster City when the wood frame of a restaurant under construction partially collapsed and struck them. An investigation conducted after the incident showed that a truss had failed, though the cause of the...
We wrote some time back about a former UC Davis police officer who filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that he suffered depression and anxiety as a result of backlash following an incident in which Occupy movement protestors were pepper sprayed back in...
Earlier this month, 26-year-old Zack Follet–formerly a linebacker with the Lions–went to court for a settlement conference on a worker’s compensation claim against both the Lions and Liberty Mutual, the team’s insurance carrier. In his complaint, Follett claims to be...
It is always sad when a long-time employee dies while on the job. When a worker has been with a company for a significant amount of time, he or she tends to have built a community around the workplace, in California or elsewhere. In these instances, construction...
Industrial workers in California, who operate heavy machinery, may be aware of the potential dangers they are exposed to on a daily basis. However, it is often questioned whether company owners and supervisors recognize those dangers. While the Occupational Safety and...
There are certain professions that may involve inherent risks of injury. Many industrial workers face this situation on a daily basis. Even when workers take the necessary precautions, they can be injured or even killed in industrial accidents. Unfortunately, this is...
The discovery of electricity revolutionized society forever. However, in order to harness electricity to the capacity in which contemporary society needs, it requires power lines carrying large amounts of electrical current in California or in any other state....
Electricity is a wonderful scientific discovery. It has become the basis of practically everything people use in society nowadays, in California and elsewhere. However, electricity can also be dangerous if one is not careful. In fact, electricity has been a common...