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Working in a supply chain or logistics role can be physically demanding and dangerous. Though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration implements safety standards to prevent falls, electric shock and other types of workplace injuries, negligence still occurs...
A host of dangers come with working in warehouses. Employees who toil in repositories are especially at risk if they do not fully grasp the peril that surrounds them. Individuals who endure on-the-job injuries are eligible for workers' compensation. Boards deny...
Workplace injuries can devastate earning potential, but thanks to workers’ compensation laws, injured employees have support in times of financial need. For Amazon workers, there is an increased likelihood of personal injuries occurring when making comparisons with...
Workers’ compensation benefits are available to employees who become injured or fall ill while on the job. Each state has its own qualifications and regulations regarding this program. If you are a California resident who has suffered an injury or illness as a result...
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...