If your California work comp claim is denied, it does not necessarily mean that you do not have a valid and compensable work comp claim. However, if your claim is denied, it is a good time to consider hiring an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer to help turn...
Worker’s compensation benefits were shaped to provide an injured worker with the medical treatment they need to recover from a work-related injury or illness and to partially replace the wages the worker lost while they were recovering. These benefits do not include...
For people who have been injured at work, one of the first concerns is often whether or not they will be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Of course, after an injury, the first priority is to get any necessary medical care. After you receive medical...
This blog recently updated in January 2022 and was originally published in Aug 25, 2018. Workers’ compensation may provide benefits to employees with a hernia that was directly or indirectly caused by work activities Hernias affect about 5% of the population at some...
The spread of the COVID-19 virus is currently causing a rise in the use of telemedicine in workers’ compensation cases. Though this is being done primarily out of necessity, to abide by social distancing guidelines, it is a positive change for both injured workers and...
Generally, all employers in the state of California are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. However, like many rules—there are some exceptions. Under certain circumstances, employers in California may be exempt from having to carry workers’ compensation...
