The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) is a judicial body made up of seven members. The Governor of California appoints these members and they are then confirmed into office by the state Senate. The Appeals Board is granted its judicial powers through the...

If you are currently pursuing a claim for workers compensation benefits due to a work-related injury, then you may be wondering how much your case will cost your employer.  Of course, every case is different and thus will impact your employer financially in different...

An experienced workers’ compensation lawyer can help injured workers resolve cases involving permanent disabilities or disputed facts Not every worker’s compensation case requires the intervention of a lawyer. When workers’ compensation insurance companies provide...

Most California workers compensation cases resolve quickly but complex claims may take longer California’s system of workers compensation is meant to provide injured workers with a prompt resolution of their claims for benefits. Some decisions are more prompt than...

If you have been injured at work and you have a workers compensation claim, you might have questions about what that means for you and what benefits you may be entitled to as a result.  If you have questions about your California workers’ compensation claim, speak...

Working with the right Santa Rosa workers’ compensation lawyer is the key to winning a workers’ compensation dispute Every employee who has a work-related injury is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, the more serious the injury, the more likely...

A Santa Rosa workers’ comp lawyer explains the history of workers’ compensation There has not always been a workers’ compensation system. Perhaps a compensation system was less necessary before factories and machines made labor more dangerous. In the nineteenth...

Preparation by an experienced workers compensation lawyer is the key to success at a California workers compensation hearing Most workers’ compensation cases settle without a hearing before a judge. Routine benefits, like medical treatment and temporary disability...

A Santa Rosa workers compensation lawyer explains why it is best to notify employers of every work-related injury Some work-related injuries are too minor to trigger entitlement to workers compensation benefits. However, even minor injuries can lead to more serious...

Work restrictions, whether temporary or permanent, may have an impact on the injured worker’s return to work after suffering a work-related injury Treating physicians often impose work restrictions or limitations on injured workers. Temporary work restrictions may be...