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What is a Revocable Living Trust?
It’s not always something people enjoy thinking or talking about, but it is a conversation that must occur: what will happen to your estate when …
Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
Employees sustain injuries while performing their work duties all the time. Fortunately, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation exists to ensure that these injured employees …
Common Construction Injuries in California
Workers at construction sites receive a large number of protections, yet they still experience accidents and injuries for a multitude of reasons. Even though construction …
What’s the Average Workers’ Comp Back Injury Settlement?
Are you in pain due to a back injury you got while on the job? You’re not alone. In fact, back injuries are the most …
11 Reasons You Need a California Workers’ Comp Lawyer
The workers’ compensation process is designed to protect the injured worker, and to be easy to navigate. If your employer or insurance company does not …
Personal Injury at the Workplace
After a work-related accident, an employee may encounter an instance in which they can file both a workers’ compensation claim and a claim for personal injury at …
Workers’ Comp Settlement For Herniated Disc
A workers’ compensation settlement, or workers’ comp, is a type of agreement set in place for when a workplace injury occurs. Any employer with more …
Head Injury Compensation Guide
There are many ways we can injure our heads. Head injuries can be as simple as minor bruising and skin lacerations. On the more serious …
Workers’ Comp Drug Test: What Happens If You Fail?
If you get hurt while on the job, a type of insurance coverage called workers’ compensation will be available to you. It’s put in place …
Is Workers Comp Taxable?
If you got hurt in a work-related accident, odds are that you have workers’ compensation insurance. In fact, any business or operation that employs at …
How to Choose the Right Lawyer For Your Legal Needs
With so many television commercials, billboards, online ads for attorneys, how do you decide which lawyer to hire? Do you choose an attorney from the …
How Do People Get Caught Violating Workers’ Comp?
Have you ever wondered how people get caught violating their restrictions while on workers’ compensation? I have seen shows like Dateline, and 20/20 and wondered, …
Non-MPN Medical Reports Are Admissible
On November 14, 2013, the California Supreme Court ruled that medical reports from physicians outside of the employer’s medical provider network obtained by the employee …
Specific Injuries Versus Cumulative Trauma Injuries
Generally, there are two types of work-place injuries. A work-place injury is referred to as a specific injury or cumulative trauma. Sometimes an injured worker …