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Most Common Workers’ Compensation Settlements in California
Choosing the right workers’ compensation settlement requires legal advice that is tailored to your needs Sometimes, a California workers’ compensation lawyer will step into a case to help resolve a specific issue. For example, a workers’ compensation claims...
5 Things to Know When Reporting a Workplace Injury
In California, your employer is required to pay certain benefits in the event you become injured while working on the job. A work injury can be a one-time traumatic event, or it can occur as the result of repetitive use, for example, repeatedly performing the same...
Workers Compensation Lawyer Answers Common Workers Compensation Questions
A Santa Rosa workers compensation lawyer responds to the questions most frequently asked by employees who are injured at work Injured workers usually have many questions about their entitlement to workers compensation benefits. Here are some common questions that...
2018 Workers’ Compensation Law Changes
A Santa Rosa workers’ compensation lawyer explains changes to California’s workers’ compensation law in 2018 Three changes to California’s workers compensation laws are effective in 2018. Fortunately, while workers’ compensation insurance companies are always lobbying...
How Are Cumulative Injuries Compensable with Workers’ Compensation?
A Santa Rosa workers’ comp attorney can help employees whose employment caused a cumulative injury Cumulative injuries present some of the most complex issues in California’s workers’ compensation system. Having the advice of a Santa Rosa workers’ compensation lawyer...
How Does Workmans Comp Pay for Lost Wages?
A Santa Rosa workmans comp lawyer can help injured employees receive compensation that will replace some or all of their lost wages In California, employees who are injured at work are entitled to compensation. Workmans comp insurance (known in California as workers’...
20 Workers Compensation Terms You Must Know – Part 2
Familiarity with the language used by California’s workers compensation system helps injured workers understand the terms they might encounter Pursuing a California worker’s compensation claim is easier when the injured employee understands the process. In...
20 Workers Compensation Terms You Must Know
Understanding California’s workers compensation system begins by becoming familiar with the terms an injured worker might encounter Pursuing a California worker’s compensation claim is easier when the injured employee understands the process. In the first part of a...
What Qualifications Should a Good Workers Comp Attorney Have?
Finding the right workers comp attorney in Santa Rosa is one of the most important decisions an injured worker will make. Workplace injuries can be traumatic for employees. The inability to work and uncertainty about recovery can take an emotional toll. Trying to deal...
What Are the Penalties for Workers Compensation Fraud?
Santa Rosa workers comp lawyers know that workers compensation fraud doesn’t happen often, but agree that it should never happen Workers compensation insurance companies want people to believe that fraudulent workers comp claims are rampant. Fraud does happen, and...
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