Oct 4, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
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...Sep 28, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
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...Sep 21, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
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...Sep 14, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
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...Sep 7, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
A Santa Rosa workers’ compensation lawyer explains how reaching maximum medical improvement changes the benefits an injured worker receives Everyone who is injured at work hopes to make a full recovery and to resume his or her employment. Unfortunately, some injuries...Aug 31, 2018 | Worker's Compensation
A California workers compensation claim cannot legally be denied unless the insurance company performs a full and fair investigation Workers’ compensation insurance companies sometimes deny claims for workers compensation benefits. A claims administrator might claim...