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The COVID-19 pandemic affected companies and employees across the country, with much of the population finding themselves furloughed, laid off or indefinitely unable to return to work. Others lost their positions due to illness or trying to avoid exposure to the...
One frequently asked question we receive is about when is an injured worker entitled to the supplemental job displacement voucher ("SJDV" for short). Employees injured on or after Jan. 1, 2013, with injuries that result in permanent partial disability, and whose...
One issue that arises in almost every single California workers' compensation case is the question of what to do once temporary disability payments end. The most common reason temporary disability ends is because the injured worker's primary treating physician returns...
California Labor Code 4663(d) states, “An employee who claims an industrial injury shall, upon request, disclose all previous permanent disabilities or physical impairments.” A long history of case law says that written interrogatories would contravene the California...
This morning I woke up to read my favorite technology blog website, cnet.com, and saw this headline, “Amazon made this injured warehouse worker sit 10 hours a day doing nothing.” This is a sad example of what I see large employers do all the time. In an ideal world,...
To the injured worker, putting a dollar value on the permanent loss of bodily function can be a tough, jagged pill to swallow. One frequently asked question by our clients and other injured workers in California is, “why is my case worth so little?” For example, a...
For millions of consumers, Amazon is the best thing that ever happened to shopping. With its solid reputation of purchasing ease and fast delivery, it has made its founder, Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man with a net worth of $150 billion, according to the...
There are always deadlines for filing legal documents. Work injuries are no different. However, whether a claim is barred by the statute of limitations is a very complex analysis. There are many exceptions or “loopholes” to a statute of limitations. It’s always best...
California workers’ compensation laws are set up to provide benefits to help employees who are injured at work. A work injury is any injury that was caused by your employment or happened at your place of employment while working. Workers’ Compensation Law is...
Reporting an injury to your employer or supervisor is a critical step in the workers’ compensation process. If you are injured at work, you should notify your employer at the earliest opportunity. If your injury developed over time (a cumulative trauma injury), you...